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Gunman In Ft. Hood Attack Identified
FORT HOOD, Texas (CBS) ― One of the three gunmen accused of a shooting rampage that left 12 soldiers dead at Fort Hood Thursday has been identified as fellow soldier Major Malik Nadal Hasan.
One of the gunmen was killed and two others are in custody, said Lt. Gen. Bob Cone. Reports said the primary shooter used two handguns in the attack. It was not yet clear if Hasan was the primary shooter.
The shooting happened at 1:30 p.m. at the Howze Theater on the post, according to CBS television station KTVT-TV.
Cone said the primary shooter used two handguns in the attack.
President Barack Obama is calling a mass shooting at a Texas Army base a "horrific outburst of violence."
"We will make sure that we get answers to every single question about this horrible incident," the commander in chief said. "We are going to stay on this."
The commander in chief says it's a tragedy to lose a soldier overseas and even more horrifying when they come under fire at an Army base on American soil.
Obama also said his thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and families of the fallen.
The FBI sent agents to the scene to aid in the investigation.
The Army post was locked down as investigators searched for the gunmen. All nine schools on the post were also locked down as a precaution.
Fort Hood is the largest U.S. Army post in the world, with thousands of soldiers stationed there.
In a statement, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison said, "I am shocked and saddened by todays outburst of violence at Fort Hood that has cost seven of our brave service members their lives and has gravely injured others. My heart goes out to their loved ones. Our dedicated military personnel have sacrificed so much in service to our country, and it sickens me that the men and women of Fort Hood have been subjected to this senseless, random violence."
Gunman In Ft. Hood Attack Identified
FORT HOOD, Texas (CBS) ― One of the three gunmen accused of a shooting rampage that left 12 soldiers dead at Fort Hood Thursday has been identified as fellow soldier Major Malik Nadal Hasan.
One of the gunmen was killed and two others are in custody, said Lt. Gen. Bob Cone. Reports said the primary shooter used two handguns in the attack. It was not yet clear if Hasan was the primary shooter.
The shooting happened at 1:30 p.m. at the Howze Theater on the post, according to CBS television station KTVT-TV.
Cone said the primary shooter used two handguns in the attack.
President Barack Obama is calling a mass shooting at a Texas Army base a "horrific outburst of violence."
"We will make sure that we get answers to every single question about this horrible incident," the commander in chief said. "We are going to stay on this."
The commander in chief says it's a tragedy to lose a soldier overseas and even more horrifying when they come under fire at an Army base on American soil.
Obama also said his thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and families of the fallen.
The FBI sent agents to the scene to aid in the investigation.
The Army post was locked down as investigators searched for the gunmen. All nine schools on the post were also locked down as a precaution.
Fort Hood is the largest U.S. Army post in the world, with thousands of soldiers stationed there.
In a statement, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison said, "I am shocked and saddened by todays outburst of violence at Fort Hood that has cost seven of our brave service members their lives and has gravely injured others. My heart goes out to their loved ones. Our dedicated military personnel have sacrificed so much in service to our country, and it sickens me that the men and women of Fort Hood have been subjected to this senseless, random violence."