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    Posted: 05 November 2009 at 4:49pm
There's a shooting at U.S. Army base Fort Hood in Texas today. At least 12 dead so far. 31 wounded.

Hasan is not dead and is in stable condition.


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Most I've heard so far is 9 dead.
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Its an update from CNN that its 12 now.
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Watching a live feed from a Major General down at Hood.

The actually shooting is over. CNN confirms 12 dead, including one dead shooter. 31 injured. Two other soldiers have been arrested as suspects based on eyewitness accounts reporting more than one shooter

We can expect that a few more of the injured will probably die.

Have we got any members down at Ft Hood?

UPDATE: CNN reports all injured are U.S. military members. The shooting occurred at a medical facility where soldiers who are about to deploy or soldiers just returned from deployment are undergoing medical screenings.




Edited by brihard - 05 November 2009 at 5:19pm
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Originally posted by brihard brihard wrote:

Have we got any members down at Ft Hood?

I don't think so. HTY is in Hawaii I think, and I'm pretty sure the only other members I have seen post about military service are either in the middle east or in the eastern part of the country.

Regardless, that's terrible to hear. I don't have a TV, so keep me updated if possible. Any mention of a motive or cause?
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No known motive or cause as of yet, nor suspect names released. Weapons used were two handguns.

At least two injured in 'Very serious condition'. All injured are adults; those targeted were soldiers just about to deploy getting final deployment paperwork.
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Originally posted by Gatyr Gatyr wrote:

Originally posted by brihard brihard wrote:

Have we got any members down at Ft Hood?

I don't think so. HTY is in Hawaii I think, and I'm pretty sure the only other members I have seen post about military service are either in the middle east or in the eastern part of the country.

Regardless, that's terrible to hear. I don't have a TV, so keep me updated if possible. Any mention of a motive or cause?

CNN Live

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That's been my source of info thus far.
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One gunman identifed as Major Malik Nadal Hassan (SP?).
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Major Malik Nadal Hassan, originally from Virginia,  Age 39-40. Confirmed still two other suspects being held. Maj. Hassan is the dead shooter.
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Sleeper Cell? Another issue for the media to scramble up, and get a panic response from authorities. Gun Control issues should be the lead on this one, even though it is Texas, and on a military base, the cry will be more gun control. Then will come the 'profiling' debate of an Muslim US Army Officer, the accused? shooter, how dare the tie be made between this act and muslim extremists. The potential for a media field day grow every minute this sprew of 'facts' continues, without proper checking/verifying.

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He used 2 pistols.
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My fiance's cousin is stationed at Ft Hood, we haven't heard anything yet though so hopefully no news is good news.
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Originally posted by oldsoldier oldsoldier wrote:

Sleeper Cell? Another issue for the media to scramble up, and get a panic response from authorities. Gun Control issues should be the lead on this one, even though it is Texas, and on a military base, the cry will be more gun control. Then will come the 'profiling' debate of an Muslim US Army Officer, the accused? shooter, how dare the tie be made between this act and muslim extremists. The potential for a media field day grow every minute this sprew of 'facts' continues, without proper checking/verifying.

Thus far, mainstram media (I've been monitoring CNN, and to a lesser extent FOX and ABC) have been diligent about sticking to information officially released.

Obviously Free Republic, Jewish International Defense Force, et. al. are playing up the possible Muslim convert angle. Let's not jump down any throats until it's called for. The media's doing a good job of fact checking thus far.
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Originally posted by Snipa69 Snipa69 wrote:

My fiance's cousin is stationed at Ft Hood, we haven't heard anything yet though so hopefully no news is good news.


Text him, they said that no-one is using phone calls due to overloading so the news said use txting.
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He's okay, we just got word. He's on lock down and they are looking for 1 more possibly involved.
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According to news reports within an hour of the shooting it wasn't a terrorist act.
 
Impressive they were able to figure that out before the shooters name was even released...
 
 
Cone did not speculate about a motive, but the Army released a statement saying it did not believe the shootings were an act of political terrorism.
 
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From what ive read, motive is because shooter was upset about being deployed
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How is it that I am the first to note that surely this would have been averted if only there had been somebody there with a CCW?!


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