Posted on 04/02/2014 4:49:47 PM PDT by Star Traveler
(CNN) -- A suspected shooter at Fort Hood, Texas, is dead, but the situation is still considered an active scene, multiple U.S. officials told CNN on Wednesday.
"There has been a shooting at Fort Hood and injuries are reported. Emergency crews are on the scene. No further details are known at this time," the Army post said in an evening statement.
Fort Hood's official Twitter feed asked that all personnel on post shelter in place. Sirens were going off.
President Barack Obama has been briefed on the incident and will continue to receive updates, according to a White House press pool report. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel also was monitoring the situation.
Deke Jones, with Scott & White Memorial Hospital, told CNN his facility was receiving patients.
"I don't have a number," he said.
Sheriff's deputies from Bell County and state troopers are assisting 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, are also standing by to help, said Mayor Dan Corbin.
"It is unclear what is going on right now," Corbin said. "We have been in touch with appropriate personnel, we are standing by with our police and ambulances, if needed. We are very concerned. Fort Hood is always there for us and we want to be there for them."
He continued: "They are used to dealing with combat situations, and I'm sure they are very capable of handling this."
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Bill Clinton is saddened.
Are they still unarmed? This is beyond sick! They are men and women who protect us all over the goddam world and they aren’t allowed to protect themselves?!
CNN - We have to break away from our Malaysian plane search to bring you this update on something happening at Ft. Hood. We’ll be back to our lead story in a few shakes.
That was quick. They changed his muslim name to his latina name. He went from Mohammed back to Lopez in a NY minute. Sounds like a convert to islam but that would start a blame game. If he’s plain old Lopez, it’s better for the cia.
What happened Obama, you lily-livered piece of shit, is that you won’t let our soldiers carry weapons to defend themselves because you don’t trust them. Our military bases are now just another set of gun-free zones that provide crazies a safe environment for them to wreck mayhem.
Obama heading to a fundraiser held by his bundlers from points unknown.
I’m not confused. This isn’t the only thread on the shooter. TCEN TV report that he was a Mohammed. You jumped to conclusions, not me. There were two names given.
That was another guy in a different situation ... a couple of days ago.
The muslim name is on the other Fr thread on FH. He’s got three names just like Barack.
O.K., thanks.
President Barack Obama has been briefed on the incident and will continue to receive updates
Rumor has it he was briefed while aids were following him around as he was declaring “I COULD CARE LESS”... “LEAVE ME ALONE”... “I’m BUSY”...
Thank you for asking and to all who replied. That was my first thought
It’s probably one of those, “If I had a son, he would shoot up Ft. Hood” moments.
Talk about racism...I’m nearing 70 and have never seen such blatant racism in my life in this country. I recall the days of Selma, AL and I think we have regressed much faster than we ever pro-gressed.
Great job NSA!
Probably solid Chechnya ancestry, like our beloved freedom fighters we support in Syria. /sarc
No, you got two different stories mixed up with each other.
The point being, there has been simultaneous reporting/updating on the story from a few days ago about the Mohammed who’d threatened to do exactly what Lopez did today. It was easy for someone who was not paying close attention to think the report of the Mohammed was about the shooter today.
I’m hearing on the radio reports of shots fired at Kent State University.
No other details.
Are you serious?
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