At Least 7 Dead, 30 Wounded in Shootings at Ft. Hood in Texas
Thursday, November 05, 2009
A map showing the location of a mass shooting at Ft. Hood Army post in Killeen, Texas.
DEVELOPING: A pair of mass shootings at Ft. Hood military post in Texas left at least 7 dead and as many as 30 wounded Thursday, and one suspected gunman is on the loose, the Army said.
Additional shots were reported at an soldier’s residence, KCEN-TV reported around 4:30 p.m. No additional information was immediately available.
A massive manhunt was under way for the suspect at large, Fox News confirmed, and one person was in custody. The New York Post said that there were two shooters at the Army post massacre; other reports said there were three.
An Army spokesman at the Pentagon said the shootings began about 1:30 p.m. Thursday at a personnel and medical processing center at Ft. Hood.
The center in a place soldiers go when getting ready to deploy and when returning from deployment for processing issues, paperwork, screening etc. It is not a place where soldiers get anymedical-type treatment.
Lt. Col. Nathan Banks said two shooters were apparently involved. There is no word yet on who they were, nor on the identities of the dead.
The second incident took place at a theater on Ft. Hood, according to Banks.
The FBI said they don’t believe terrorism was involved.
Some media reports said the number of victims remained unclear.
