Active shooter @ Ft Hood

[ameriken]

Shooting Confirmed at Fort Hood Army Base

Fort Hood locked down shortly before 5 p.m.



KCEN-TV in Central Texas is reporting multiple people have been injured Wednesday in a shooting at Fort Hood.

A U.S. Army official at Fort Hood confirms that a shooting has occurred at the base, though the number of people injured remains a mystery.

KCEN reports at least one person has been transported to an area hospital in an unknown condition and that possibly three others have been injured.

The shooting is believed to have taken place at the Medical Brigade Building. KCEN-TV reports there are also reports of victims at the Battle Simulation Center.

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Active-Shooter-Reported-at-Fort-Hood-253636461.html

[Rocky C]

I was just reading that Ken. The story is still developing.

[irpat54]

prayer are outbound for everyone there.. and there families..

[Rocky C]

<address class="stack-byline"></address>A shooting has occurred at Fort Hood, Texas — the same base where a military psychiatrist killed 13 people 4½ years ago — an Army official told NBC News.


As many as eight people may have been wounded and taken to hospitals, officials told NBC News.

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Officials told NBC News that one person was in custody and that a second possible shooter was being sought.


The base was locked down, and all personnel on the base were ordered to shelter in place immediately.


President Obama has been informed about the shooting at Fort Hood and will continue to receive updates, White House spokesman said.


Waco police told the public to avoid the fort, saying on Twitter that "there is an on-going active shooter."

[Andrew09]

Been reading a little about it. Nobody seems to be able to give a solid answer as to how many people were injured or if the shooter is on the loose or dead. There seem to have been a few casualties but nobody seems to be certain how many.

[ameriken]

Yeah, they're still saying 'multiple fatalities' with no number given.

[SGT7477]

My wifes cousin works at that base a army vet himself, hope all is well, Semper Fidelis.

[Rocky C]

Four people were dead, including the gunman, and at least 16 others were wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, military officials told NBC News.

The gunman, identified as Ivan Lopez, 34 — an enlisted soldier — took his own life with a .45-caliber Smith and Wesson semi-automatic pistol, officials said.




A U.S. military official told NBC News that Lopez was an active-duty soldier who was assigned to a Sustainment Brigade.


All of the wounded and killed were also military, according to Lt. General Mark Milley, who spoke to reporters at the base after the shooting.


Milley, who didn't use Lopez's name pending family notification, said that the gunman was being evaluated for post traumatic stress disorder, and had self reported a traumatic brain injury.


The soldier had not been wounded in Iraq, but was being treated for behavioral problems, anxiety and "a number of other psychological issues," according to Milley.


The soldier "put his hands up and then reached under his jacket" when a female officer drew her weapon, Milley said. "He pulled out the gun, and she engaged, and he put the weapon to his head."


“Experience has taught us many things here at Fort Hood. We know the community is strong .... The soldiers who have served so bravely through the last 13 years in Iraq are strong, and we will get through this.”


Milley said that the shootings didn't appear to be related to terrorism or radicalism but that nothing had been ruled out so early in the investigation.

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The soldier's body was found in a parking lot near the First Medical Brigade area, Milley said. His weapon had been bought in the area recently and wasn't registered with the base.


Three other people died in local hospitals, Milley said.


Doctors at Scott & White Memorial Hospital said they were treating eight patients — seven men and one woman.


Three of the patients were said to be in critical condition and on ventilators, while five others were in serious condition.

[Rocky C]

Prayers Outbound to all...