Reports say as many as seven people have been killed and a dozen more hurt following a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas. The shooters were apparently wearing military uniforms according to MSNBC. There were reportedly two gunmen, one of which has been captured. The other is said to be loose on the sprawling Fort Hood grounds.
very disturbing news
FORT HOOD, Texas — CNN quotes a military spokesman as saying at least seven people were killed and 15 others were wounded in a mass shooting incident at Fort Hood Thursday afternoon.
One gunman was killed, according to ABC News; one gunman is said to be in custody and another may be at large.
The Web site of the base in central Texas has posted an alert that says, "Effective immediately Fort Hood is closed." The Web site said that units at the base have been ordered to account for all personnel.
The site says: "This is not a Drill. It is an Emergency Situation."
"It is quite a state of pandemonium right now," said a reporter for the Killeen Daily Herald.
Fort Hood — the largest military facility in the free world, located between Austin and Waco — is in lockdown.
The area is no stranger to the tragedy of mass shootings. In 1991, a man entered a Luby's cafeteria in Killeen and killed 24 people during a 15-minute rampage.
Army: 7 dead in dual attacks at Fort Hood, Texas
© 2009 The Associated Press
Nov. 5, 2009, 2:57PM
WASHINGTON — The Army says seven people were killed and 20 wounded in a pair of shootings at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. An Army spokesman at the Pentagon says the shootings began about 1:30 p.m. Thursday at a personnel and medical processing center at Fort Hood.
The spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Banks, says two shooters were apparently involved. There is no word yet on who they were, nor on identities of the dead.
Banks says the second incident took place at a theater on the sprawling base.
He says it is too soon to tell whether there is any link to battle stress or repeated deployments. The Army is suffering a record high suicide rate and other signs of stress from fighting two wars.
Three shooters sounds like a coordinated attack.
This doesn't have the makings of a shooting by members of the Army.
Please don't jump to any conclusions
I doubt the military wants anyone to know what's going on, cause the shooters might be listening.Confirmed 9 dead, there are 500 people sweeping through the base to try to deal with the other situation (if there is one). , one still supposedly on the loose. They don't seem to be clear about what is happening
MSNBC just now: According to an administration source named Roger Cressey (?), suspect in custody is a 40 year old male who is an army major who has, (and I quote) "an arabic sounding name."
Please don't jump to any conclusions
edit: News conference now
1 shooter entered a processing facility, went off, was killed. 12 dead, 31 wounded. He was a soldier. Since then, they have apprehended 2 more soldiers who are suspects. they were tracked to an adjacent facility and captured. Doesn't sound like anything else is happening now. primary shooter only had two handguns, there were no high powered rifles involved.
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