It’s suspected that two shooters are involved in an attack on Fort Hood. Seven are dead, 20 are wounded:
Army spokesman Lt. Col. Nathan Banks says the first shooting began at about 1:30 p.m. at a personnel and medical processing office. The facility, called a Soldier Rating and Processing center, handles administrative details for soldiers.
Banks says two shooters were apparently involved. There was no immediate word on who they were, nor on identities of the dead.
Banks says the second incident took place at a theater on the sprawling base.
Another Army official identified that site as the Howze Theater.
That official, who requested anonymity to discuss an evolving incident, said a graduation had been scheduled for 2 p.m. at the theater.
NBC is reporting that four SWAT officers are included in the wounded:
Greg Schannep, an aide to U.S. Rep. John Carter, told the Austin American-Statesman that he was on the Army post to attend a graduation service. He said that as he neared the entrance of a building where the service was being held, a soldier with blood on his uniform ran past him and said a man was shooting.
Schannep told the newspaper that the shootings appeared to have occurred in a complex near a theater where the service was scheduled. He was with the injured soldier, who he said appeared to have been struck in the shoulder but did not have life-threatening injuries.
The shooting happened “near the soldier readiness processing center, where soldiers cycle through as they prepare to deploy,” according to Sgt. Major Jamie Posten from the Fort Hood public affairs office.
He said this is where the soldiers go, up to 60 days before deployment, to begin the process of vaccinations and other preparation. That complex is on the West side of post, off Battalion Avenue.
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Update:
Twelve are now confirmed dead, 31 injured. Prayers to the families and the fallen.
We (some friends and I) are listening to it on the radio now, as Ben Ferguson (Conservative radio talk show host in Memphis) is discussing it right now on his show. It is really sad that this has to happen, and our thoughts and prayers are with the Families of the Fallen. God Speed and God Bless.
We (some friends and I) are listening to it on the radio now, as Ben Ferguson (Conservative radio talk show host in Memphis) is discussing it right now on his show. It is really sad that this has to happen, and our thoughts and prayers are with the Families of the Fallen. God Speed and God Bless.
We (some friends and I) are listening to it on the radio now, as Ben Ferguson (Conservative radio talk show host in Memphis) is discussing it right now on his show. It is really sad that this has to happen, and our thoughts and prayers are with the Families of the Fallen. God Speed and God Bless.
We need to take PTSD seriously and do some research or else it will continue to be like this as VETS return Home
We need to take PTSD seriously and do some research or else it will continue to be like this as VETS return Home
We need to take PTSD seriously and do some research or else it will continue to be like this as VETS return Home
This wasn’t PTSD. This guy had NEVER been deployed. He was a Muslim who most likely turned radical. Yes, PTSD is very important and a health risk.
This wasn't PTSD. This guy had NEVER been deployed. He was a Muslim who most likely turned radical. Yes, PTSD is very important and a health risk.
This wasn't PTSD. This guy had NEVER been deployed. He was a Muslim who most likely turned radical. Yes, PTSD is very important and a health risk.