Fort Hood Shooting

**EliSnow** · 11-05-2009, 03:37 PM

There has been an incident at Fort Hood with 7 dead and 20 wounded in a shooting spree.

Dude! · 11-05-2009, 03:38 PM

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There has been an incident at Fort Hood with 7 dead and 20 wounded in a shooting spree.

"Incident at Fort Hood"
great book/movie title

Aggie · 11-05-2009, 03:48 PM

seriously, dude? not funny.

this is terrible.

King Hippos Bandaid · 11-05-2009, 03:53 PM

any theme to the shooting

postal employee

outcast High School Student

nutbar who is off his pills

srlsy this sucks when anyone is shot to death

**EliSnow** · 11-05-2009, 03:55 PM

One attacker has been "neutralized" and another has been "cornered."

**Furtherman** · 11-05-2009, 04:02 PM

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"Incident at Fort Hood"
great book/movie title

Typical.

More than one shooter? This probably isn't an incident where someone lost their shit - this might be a planned attack.

TheMojoPin · 11-05-2009, 04:07 PM

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More than one shooter? This probably isn't an incident where someone lost their shit - this might be a planned attack.

Which is unfortunately not all that surprising. Large military bases have a lot of issues with violent crime to begin with, but you couple that with active wars being waged and guys seriously suffering from PTS and other such issues and not really getting the treatment they need and it's a recipe for violence. Military bases around the country have been seeing surges in murders and violent crimes over the last few years. It's incredibly tragic.

Misteriosa · 11-05-2009, 04:10 PM

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More than one shooter? This probably isn't an incident where someone lost their shit - this might be a planned attack.

its def very premeditated. those military families are under enough stress as it is.

**Furtherman** · 11-05-2009, 04:24 PM

I'm watching a live report now - up to 30 have been wounded.

The two shooters were in military uniforms but it's not been confirmed that they are actually military personnel.

topless_mike · 11-05-2009, 04:31 PM

hope this story turns around as much as it can.

ozzie · 11-05-2009, 04:32 PM

CNN is reporting 9 dead and 20 injured.

ozzie · 11-05-2009, 04:49 PM

CNN now reporting 12 dead, including one of the shooters.

Two other suspected shooters in custody.

**Furtherman** · 11-05-2009, 04:49 PM

From a General at Ft. Hood... Three shooters. One dead, one in custody, the other is still at large.

Edit: Started at 1:30 CT, 2:30 EST. Three shooters. 12 dead, including one shooter. The other two are now in custody. 31 wounded. The base is heavily guarded and it's very hard for someone to get in without proper identification.

**Furtherman** · 11-05-2009, 05:11 PM

CNN has Maj. General Robert Cone addressing the situation now.

It seems they were actual American soldiers.

foodcourtdruide · 11-05-2009, 05:15 PM

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CNN has Maj. General Robert Cone addressing the situation now.

It seems they were actual American soldiers.

This is so tragic and awful and it being American soldiers just makes it seem even worse.

JohnCharles · 11-05-2009, 05:25 PM

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This is so tragic and awful and it being American soldiers just makes it seem even worse.

The only part of it "being American soldiers" that makes it worse is just what Mojo said.

Hopefully, we take this tragedy and instead of boo-hooing like we always do, we spend some time and money on research and practice to keep our soldiers mentally stable.

foodcourtdruide · 11-05-2009, 05:35 PM

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The only part of it "being American soldiers" that makes it worse is just what Mojo said.

I think that's a huge part of it, the mistreatment of soldiers in this country is sickening to be honest. I think there's more to it though. I admire our soldiers and for something like this to happen is like someone you look up to doing something terrible.

deliciousV · 11-05-2009, 06:04 PM

According to the AP. the shooter was Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, don't jump to any politically incorrect conclusions though, you might hurt somebody's feelings.

keithy_19 · 11-05-2009, 06:06 PM

Major Malik Nadal Hasan is apparently the name of the suspect.

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/soldiers-ki...ory?id=9007938

EDIT: Got beaten to it.

GregoryJoseph · 11-05-2009, 06:28 PM

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AP & ABC reporting shooting suspect , Maj Malik Hasan was a Army mental health professional who was preparing to deploy.

Amazing.

keithy_19 · 11-05-2009, 06:32 PM

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Amazing.

I thought the same thing when I heard it.

TheMojoPin · 11-05-2009, 06:58 PM

Talk about ironic. That's horrible.

**Furtherman** · 11-05-2009, 07:25 PM

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According to the AP. the shooter was Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, don't jump to any politically incorrect conclusions though, you might hurt somebody's feelings.

The media already has. "Has a secret group infiltrated our Army?"

conman823 · 11-05-2009, 07:29 PM

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The media already has. "Has a secret group infiltrated our Army?"

The Media is fucking worthless. How about "Is this caused because our troops are treated like dogshit?"

And to their inane question, the answer is YES. The street gangs have been infiltrating our Army for years and using the tactics they learn on the streets. Thats a topic for a different day though.

TheMojoPin · 11-05-2009, 07:30 PM

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And to their inane question, the answer is YES. The street gangs have been infiltrating our Army for years and using the tactics they learn on the streets. Thats a topic for a different day though.

That's an old, old story, unfortunately. Part and parcel that comes with maintaining a military of this scale on a volunteer basis.