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Posted: 3:11 PM Nov 5, 2009

“7 Dead, 15 Or More Wounded In Shooting On Fort Hood; Schools Locked Down”

SNIPPET: “Schools in the Fort Hood area are locked down after a shooting on post that left seven dead and 15 or more injured. Two and possibly three gunmen were involved and only one is confirmed to be in custody.
Posted: 2:00 PM Nov 5, 2009

The shooting happened in what used to be Fort Hood’s Sports Dome.
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FORT HOOD (November 5, 2009)-Army officials have confirmed a mass shooting on Fort Hood.

The shooting started at about 1:30 p.m., according to a military statement, reportedly in the Sports Dome, which now serves as a center for soldiers and families preparing for deployment.

The Associated Press reports that seven are dead and 15 more are injured, but other reports place the number of injured as low as 12 and as high as 20.

A military statement confirmed seven dead and 20 injured.

Military spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Banks said two shooters were evidently involved, but said there is no word yet on who they were, or on identities of the dead.

Banks says the second incident took place at a theater on the sprawling base.”


491 posted on 11/05/2009 1:19:09 PM PST by Cindy
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,572305,00.html

“At Least 7 Dead, 20 Wounded in Shootings at Ft. Hood in Texas”
Thursday, November 05, 2009

SNIPPET: “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”
SNIPPET: “The men were reportedly dressed in Army fatigues, but military officials couldn’t confirm that they were Army personnel.

Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said the shooting was a terrible tragedy for all of the military families affected.

She said the post is a processing center where soldiers are processed before going to Iraq or Afghanistan.”


530 posted on 11/05/2009 1:24:14 PM PST by Cindy
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