12 dead in Fort Hood shooting

Fox News:

A shooting rampage Thursday afternoon at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas killed 11 and wounded 31 before the gunman was killed and two suspects taken into custody.

All three of the people believed to have carried out the shooting were soldiers, Lt. General Bob Cone told reporters Thursday evening, though the motive remains unclear.

Cone said witnesses reported seeing more than one shooter, but that couldn't be confirmed. The primary shooter used two handguns, he said.

The shooting took place 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the post's Soldier Readiness Center, where soldiers undergo medical screening before being deployed or after returning from overseas.

"We have a terrible, tragic situation here," said Cone. "Soldiers, family members and the civilians that work here are absolutely devastated."

Cone said the injuries "vary significantly" among the victims wounded in the shooting. The victims include one civilian police officer.

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I suspect personal weapons were used for the shooting. Unless these guys worked in the armory weapons are restricted on a base like this. Handguns were probably used in order to conceal them before they were brought to bear.

The difference in the numbers from story and the headline is because the news cast appear to be more up to date at this point.

The wounded were taken to Scott and White Hospital in Killeen. This is an outstanding facility that receives patiots from around the state who need their specialists' treatment.

Ironically Killeen is the site of a massacre at aLuby's Cafeteria where 23 were killed in 1991.

The Houston Chronicle using a San Antonio Express-News says the shooter who is dead was Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan of Virginia. Fox News has also confirmed the name of the shooter. With that name it suggest he was a Muslim in origin at least. This could be an event that is called "sudden jihad" syndrome. We still do not have the names of the other two suspects.

The Killeen Daily Herald report is here.