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(CNN) -- Authorities have identified the man who opened fire at Fort Hood in
Texas on Wednesday, killing three people before committing suicide, as
Specialist Ivan Lopez.
Sixteen more people were injured Wednesday when he opened fire at Fort Hood,
the sprawling Army post in Texas still on edge after a mass shooting there
left 13 dead in 2009, officials said.
The gunman also died. He was engaged by military police before he fatally
shot himself in the head, said the Army post's commander, Lt. Gen. Mark A.
Milley.
The suspect, a soldier who had served in Iraq, "had behavioral health and
mental health" issues, Milley told reporters late Wednesday.
The general said there was no known motive for the shooting.
"There is no indication that this incident is related to terrorism, although
we are not ruling anything out," he said.
The initial report is the incident started as a soldier-on-soldier attack,
law enforcement sources told CNN.
Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas, was treating eight patients with
another expected to arrive shortly, said Dr. Glen Couchman, the chief
medical officer. Three patients were in critical condition, while "the
remaining are all seriously injured," he said.
Other patients were taken to Darnall Army Medical Center, not far from the
Medical Brigade building where the shooting occurred, according a soldier
who lives nearby and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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The suspected shooter was wearing combat fatigues, said a U.S. official
briefed on the shooting. He was armed with a .45-caliber Smith & Wesson
handgun that he purchased recently, said Milley.
President Barack Obama was briefed and said Wednesday evening "we're
heartbroken something like this might have happened again."
He was referring to the November 2009 massacre.
"I want to just assure all of us we are going to get to the bottom of
exactly what happened," the President said.
While aboard Air Force One, Obama received an update from top defense and
FBI leaders about Wednesday's shooting at Fort Hood, the White House said in
a statement.
He commended "military personnel, first responders, and medical staff who
responded swiftly and heroically to the horrific shooting."
The President also called for "his team to utilize every resource available
to fully investigate the shooting."
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel also was monitoring the situation. He
described what happened as a "terrible tragedy."
Earlier, Fort Hood's official Twitter feed asked that all personnel on post
shelter in place.
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Sheriff's deputies from Bell County and state troopers assisted by securing
the area around the post, according to Bell County Sheriff's Lt. Donnie
Adams. Authorities in the town of Killeen, just outside the gates, were also
standing by to help.
"We are very concerned. Fort Hood is always there for us and we want to be
there for them," said Killeen Mayor Dan Corbin.
He continued: "They are used to dealing with combat situations, and I'm sure
they are very capable of handling this."
The lockdown was lifted just prior to 9 p.m. (10 p.m. ET), military
personnel at the front gate told CNN.
On November 5, 2009, Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire at Fort Hood,
killing 13 people and injuring 32.
He shot fellow soldiers at the processing center. Prosecutors maintained
that the American-born Muslim underwent a progressive radicalization that
led to the massacre.
Hasan allegedly picked that day because it was when the units he was
scheduled to deploy with to Afghanistan were scheduled to go through the
processing center.
The former Army psychiatrist was convicted of premeditated murder, and a
military jury recommended that Hasan be put to death.
Wednesday's shooting reminded many in the central Texas community of that
incident.
"Today, Ft. Hood was once again stricken by tragedy. As Texans, our first
priority must be caring for the victims and their families. Ft. Hood has
proven its resilience before, and will again. Texas will support those
efforts in any way we can, with any resources necessary," said Gov. Rick
Perry.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said in a statement that no community should have to
experience such violence once, let alone twice.
"Tonight, Texans' hearts are once again very heavy. The scenes coming from
Fort Hood today are sadly too familiar and still too fresh in our memories,"
he said.
According to the Fort Hood website, the post is one of the largest in the
world with 45,414 assigned soldiers and 8,900 civilian employees.
The installation, which encompasses 214,000 acres, is home to two divisions
-- the Army's 1st Calvary and the 4th Infantry (Mechanized). There are 12
other units attached or based there. |
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