12 killed in shooting at Ft. Hood Army base in Texas
Friday, November 6, 2009
A shooting at the Ft. Hood Army base in Texas this afternoon has left at least 12 people dead and 31 wounded. ABC News identified one of the shooters as Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan. [Update: A previous version of this post stated that there were other shooters, that has been proven incorrect]
Army deputy chief of staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli has been at the head of the efforts to reduce the number of Army suicides, which hit a three-decade-high in 2008. [Update 5:01pm: A previous version of this post stated that Gen. Chiarelli was headed to Ft. Hood today, the Army tells us he is not.]
News organizations are updating as quickly as they can about the tragedy, but Twitter users are also expressing their concern and speculations on the social network, using the hashtags “#fthood” and “#forthood.” Topping the trending topics, which show the most popular topics at any given time, are “Fort Hood” “Texas” and “Major Malik Nadal.”
Here are some of the tweets about the shootings:
Lizzs_Lockeroom: Why does it always take a tragedy to bring attention to a long standing problem on soldiers mental health...
TormentedOne: They give us: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage.
Swineheart: A guy would have to "have his head on straight" to get to Major. Seems more likely an ideological issue.
How did you react to news of the shooting?
-- Kelsey Ramos
Army deputy chief of staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli has been at the head of the efforts to reduce the number of Army suicides, which hit a three-decade-high in 2008. [Update 5:01pm: A previous version of this post stated that Gen. Chiarelli was headed to Ft. Hood today, the Army tells us he is not.]
News organizations are updating as quickly as they can about the tragedy, but Twitter users are also expressing their concern and speculations on the social network, using the hashtags “#fthood” and “#forthood.” Topping the trending topics, which show the most popular topics at any given time, are “Fort Hood” “Texas” and “Major Malik Nadal.”
Here are some of the tweets about the shootings:
Lizzs_Lockeroom: Why does it always take a tragedy to bring attention to a long standing problem on soldiers mental health...
TormentedOne: They give us: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage.
Swineheart: A guy would have to "have his head on straight" to get to Major. Seems more likely an ideological issue.
How did you react to news of the shooting?
-- Kelsey Ramos
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