Update: 13 have now died and 30 remain injured
Tragedy struck today at the Fort Hood Army Base in Texas, where a major opened fire, killing 13 and injuring 30. The main suspect, who is in custody, is alleged to be U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a resident psychiatrist on the base.
Early, unconfirmed reports indicate, Hasan, a Muslim, was angry about the deaths occurring in the Middle East, due to U.S. occupation and upset about a pending deployment.
In a strange twist, Hasan, was a graduate of Virginia Tech, which also experienced a mass shooting that left many dead. It remains to be seen if Hasan was inspired by the mass shooting that occurred at the university.
My condolences to the families of the soldiers that were killed and deepest sympathies to those that have been injured.
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan
Army gunman was doctor
November 5, 2009 - Fort Hood, TEXAS (AP) — The suspect in the shooting rampage at the U.S. Army base in Fort Hood that killed 12 and injured 31 Thursday afternoon was identified as a doctor who treated soldiers for combat stress disorders.
Authorities killed Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, 39, and apprehended two other soldiers suspected in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base.
Military officials say Hasan was a psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for six years before being transferred to the Texas base in July. He received a poor performance evaluation while at Walter Reed, said the officials who had access to his military records...
Hasan, born in Virginia, was single with no children.
He is a graduate of Virginia Tech University, where he was a member of the ROTC and earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry in 1997....
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