Fort Hood Shooting: 7 Dead, 12 Injured at Texas Military Base
Politics Daily — NBC News is reporting that 7 people have been killed and 12 injured in a shooting at Fort Hood, a military base near Killeen Texas. One gunman is in custody and another is on the loose. The base, which is home to nearly 50,000 active and enlisted service members, is currently on lockdown. ...

Breaking News -- By: Jonah Goldberg
The Corner on National Review Online — Shootings at Fort Hood. Seven Dead. At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the base's public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday. The official would not give his name nor additional details. It was unknown whether victims are soldiers or civilians. One gunman was reportedly in custody and another was on the loose, NBC News said. A third shooter may be involved, according to NBC News affiliate KCEN, which said the person had opened fire on the SWAT team at the base. KCEN reported that a policeman ...

NBC: 7 dead, 12 injured in Fort Hood shooting
The Political Carnival — ... At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the base's public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday. ...

Ft. Hood Shooting Open Thread: 12 Dead, 31 Wounded
Say Anything — ... Tragedy in Texas.  One of the captors is apparently an Army major with an “Arabic-sounding last name.” ...

Developing: Seven Dead In Shooting At Fort Hood
A Blog For All — Fort Hood, located 60 miles from Austin, Texas, is reporting that seven people were killed and 12 others injured in a shooting on the US Army base . At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the base's public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday. The official would not give his name nor additional details. It was unknown whether victims are soldiers or civilians. One gunman was reportedly in custody and another was on the loose, NBC News said. The base was reportedly on lockdown. Two nearby school districts were also being locked ...

Shooting At Fort Hood
Talking Points Memo — ... Details are still sketchy, but MSNBC is reporting that seven people were killed and 12 injured in a shooting at Fort Hood Army base in Texas. ...

Grim news from Hood
Mudville Gazette — Developing story: At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the base's public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday. One gunman was reportedly in custody and another was on the loose, NBC News said.

Terror at Ft. Hood: 7 Dead, Many More Injured, Man on the Loose
The Jawa Report — ... No reports of any jihad relationship. Developing.... UPDATE by Rusty: Three of us posted at the same time. I'm collapsing all the information into this single post. Check here for updates. UPDATE by Jane: Early reports indicate two persons in military fatigues murdered seven today at Fort Hood in Texas. One shooter in custody and the other may be holed up. There may be a third shooter on the loose. Twelve were injured. Fort Hood is the largest US military installation in the world. MSNBC : At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the ...

Seven Murdered at Fort Hood in Shooting Incident
The Jawa Report — November 05, 2009 Seven Murdered at Fort Hood in Shooting Incident Early reports indicate two persons in military fatigues murdered seven today at Fort Hood in Texas. One shooter in custody and the other may be holed up. There may be a third shooter on the loose. Twelve were injured. Fort Hood is the largest US military installation in the world. MSNBC : At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the base's public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday...The base was reportedly on lockdown. Fort Hood is adjacent to Killeen, and 60 ...

7 dead, 12 wounded, in Ft Hood (Texas) shooting
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — MSNBC: At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the base's public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday.... KCEN in Waco reported that the second suspect may be holed up in a building on the post. A congressman told MSNBC that a graduation ceremony may have been taking place at the time of the shooting.More from the Statesman: Greg Schannep, an aide to U.S. Rep. John Carter, said he was on the Army post to attend a graduation service. He said that as he neared the entrance of a building ...

Terrorist Attack on Fort Hood
Confederate Yankee — Terrorist Attack on Fort Hood There is breaking news of what sounds like a terrorist attack on Fort Hood. Early reports are citing 7 dead, 12 wounded, and one shooter taken into custody and another still possibly on base. Some accounts claim there is a third suspect. While there is no word yet on who is responsible, this sounds very similar to various plots by homegrown Islamic terrorist cells, such as the ...

Breaking: Shooters On Loose In Ft. Hood, TX
Delaware Liberal — This sounds ominous… At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the base’s public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday. The official would not give his name nor additional details. It was unknown whether victims are soldiers or civilians. One gunman was reportedly in custody and another was on the loose, NBC News said. A third shooter may be involved, according to NBC News affiliate KCEN, which said the person had opened fire on the SWAT team at the base. This is all the information that is available right now.

Breaking: Massacre at Fort Hood
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... No word yet motive , but the fact that at least three gunmen are involved already has Shuster and Miklaszewski mentioning similarities to the Fort Dix Six plot on MSNBC. Seven dead, 12 wounded so far. Supposedly two of the gunmen are still at large and one has fired shots at the SWAT team on the scene. Stand by for updates.

Possible Terrorist Attack at Ft. Hood TX
The Moderate Voice — There have been multiple shooting attacks at Fort Hood according to MSNBC and KTVT-TV. 6 or 7 people are dead and 12+ are wounded.

President Briefed on Ft. Hood Shootings
The Page by Mark Halperin — Callie Shell / Aurora for TIME Obama updated on seven dead, 12 injured in attack at Texas military base. Developing...

Shooting At Fort Hood
Nice Deb — ... The largest Military installation in the world is on lockdown…Fox news is reporting at least two shooters, another one possibly on the loose. One shooter is in custody, one is surrounded, and another one was reportedly still shooting as of a few minutes ago. The only description of the shooters is that they’re wearing fatigues. NBC reports 7  dead, 12 injured. It’s hard to imagine that three shooters would be soldiers. ...

Shooting at Fort Hood
Stix Blog ver 4.0 — ... MSNBC is reporting that 7 are dead and 12 are injured in a Fort Hood shooting. At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the base’s public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday.The official would not give his name nor additional details. It was unknown whether victims are soldiers or civilians. One gunman was reportedly in custody and another was on the loose, NBC News said. A third shooter may be involved, according to NBC News affiliate KCEN, which said the person had opened fire on the ...

UPDATE: Main suspect named in attack that kills 12 at Fort Hood
Attytood — [image] There's a startling story this afternoon out of Ford Hood in Texas -- a shooting that has killed seven people and wounded anywhere from 12-15 people wounded . As I type this, I'm watching an interview on CNN with Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, the commander of Katrina relief efforts and former commander at the Texas base. He says that the attack was carried out by two and maybe three gunmen -- possibly soldiers at the base, although that is not confirmed -- armed with M-16s, and that one of the shooters has not yet been apprehended but is "cornered." The possibilities boggle ...

Report of at least two gunmen in attack that kills 7 at Fort Hood
Attytood — [image] There's a startling story this afternoon out of Ford Hood in Texas -- a shooting that has killed seven people and wounded anywhere from 12-15 people wounded . As I type this, I'm watching an interview on CNN with Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, the commander of Katrima relief efforts and former commander at the Texas base. He says that the attack was carried out by two and maybe three gunmen -- possibly soldiers at the base, although that is not confirmed -- armed with M-16s, and that one of the shooters has not yet been apprehended but is "cornered." The possibilities boggle ...

7 Shot Dead at Fort Hood
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — ... processing center at Fort Hood. The spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Banks, says two shooters were apparently involved. There is no word yet on who they were, nor on identities of the dead. Banks says the second incident took place at a theater on the sprawling base. He says it is too soon to tell whether there is any link to battle stress or repeated deployments. The Army is suffering a record high suicide rate and other signs of stress from fighting two wars. MSNBC has a full report : ...  the shootings appeared to have occurred in a complex near a theater where the ...

Attack at Fort Hood
Hyscience — Just heard on Fox that there are as many as 30 wounded, 7 confirmed dead, base and local schools are on lockdown. Not wanting to sound like an alarmist, but with 1 shooter it could be a disgruntled or disturbed soldier, 2 shooters makes it at the least a conspiracy to commit murder, but 3 or more shooters makes it, at least in my mind, a terrorist attack. The only question that remains then is the why and if the attackers are civilian or military. Via NBC: 7 dead, 20 injured in Fort Hood shooting. At least seven people were killed and 20 ...

Terror at Fort Hood
Daimnation! — Seven dead, 20 injured - and at least two, possibly three, gunmen - at a military base in Texas. Not much more is known at this stage, but if more than one shooter was involved, it was almost certainly planned in advance. (Not necessarily a plot by a larger organization, though - Columbine also involved two shooters.)

Mass Shooting At Fort Hood Leaves At Least Seven Dead
Below The Beltway — Tragedy in Texas: At least seven people are dead and 20 wounded in a mass shooting Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, and at least one suspect is believed to be holed up in a building and shooting at SWAT team members, NBC News and affiliate KCEN reported. It was unknown whether the victims were all soldiers or civilians at Fort Hood, one of the largest military complexes in the world. One gunman was reportedly in custody and another was on the loose, NBC News said. A third shooter may be involved, according to NBC News affiliate KCEN in WACO, ...

Shootings at Ft. Hood
small dead animals — November 5, 2009 Shootings at Ft. Hood Via Drudge and madasl in the comments: NBC's report : 7 dead, 20 injured in Fort Hood shooting. ...

Breaking: Shootings at Fort Hood
Outside The Beltway | OTB — ... Seven people are reported to have been killed and twenty injured in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas: At least seven people are dead and 20 wounded in a mass shooting Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, and at least one suspect is believed to be holed up in a building and shooting at SWAT team members, NBC News and affiliate KCEN reported. It was unknown whether the victims were all soldiers or civilians at Fort Hood, one of the largest military complexes in the world. One gunman was reportedly in custody and another was on the loose, NBC News ...

BREAKING NEWS Shooting Massacre at Fort Hood, Texas Military Base
Political Byline — ... Update #5: MSNBC is reporting now, that four swat team members have been injured. ...

Shooting at Fort Hood
Southern Appeal — According to the latest press conference there are 12 dead and 31 wounded. There is a civilian police officer among the dead. The shooters are all in the military; the primary shooter has been sent to his final judgment by authorities. One other suspect is in custody and the presence/status of a third gunman is unclear. Info here , ...

Mass murder at Fort Hood
Sense of Events — ... is evident from the shape and size of their helmets and the colors and patterns of their uniforms. One shooter was shot to death by police on the base. That there may have been another shooter is being investigated because there were reports of shots fired after this shooter was killed. It is reported that the shootings took place at two separate locations, the the Soldiers Readiness Processing Center and Howze Theater. Other reports are that a suspect is in custody. MSNBC reports A senior administration official told NBC News analyst Roger Cressey ...

Obama: It’s difficult enough to lose soldiers overseas, ‘horrifying’ to see their lives taken on U.S. Army base.
Think Progress — ... — was shot to death, while “two other soldiers were in custody.” President Obama called the Fort Hood shootings a “horrific outburst of violence.” “It is difficult enough to lose” soldiers overseas, he said, but it is “ ...

12 PEOPLE DEAD IN SHOOTING AT FORT HOOD BASE IN TEXAS
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... Update 2: this report appears to have been deliberately edited, but Allahpundit copied the text giving clues to who the culprits could be and what their motives are: ...

Fort Hood
Lawyers, Guns and Money — Nothing to say right now, beyond the hope that the perpetrators are caught, and that there are no further injuries or deaths. A tragedy. ...

The Fort Hood Shooting
The Mahablog — ... Let’s not speculate on motive until we know more. All we know about the Fort Hood Shooting is that 12 are dead (as of now). Initial reports indicated there were multiple shooters, but only one has been identified, Army Major Malike Nadal Hasan, who is dead. Two other soldiers are suspects. Terrible news. ...

VIDEO- Obama: Fort Hood shootings 'horrific'
The Political Carnival — By GottaLaff Embedded video from CNN Video So tragic. The chief suspect, Army Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, who was 39 or 40, is dead now, per MSNBC. Two suspects were apprehended. A senior Obama administration official told NBC News that the shootings could have been a criminal matter rather than a terrorism-related attack and that there was no intelligence to suggest a plot against Fort Hood. ...

Shooting at Fort Hood
At-Largely — My prayers are with the soldiers and their families : A U.S. soldier opened fire Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, killing at least 11 people and wounding 31 others, military officials said. The gunman was shot to death, and two other soldiers were in custody. NBC News’ Pete Williams reported that U.S. officials identified the gunman as Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who had been promoted to major in May. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas, said military officials told her that the gunman, who was 39 or 40, was about to be deployed to Iraq and was “upset about it.”

CAIR does pre-emptive damage control
Sense of Events — MSNBC's report on the mass shootings at Ft Hood, Texas, by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan includes this nugget: Noting the Arabic nature of the gunman’s name, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington interest group, condemned “this cowardly attack in the strongest terms possible and ask that the perpetrators be punished to the full extent of the law.” ”No political or religious ideology could ever justify or excuse such wanton and indiscriminate violence,” the council said in a statement. “The attack was particularly heinous in that it targeted the ...

Massacre at Fort Hood
Power Line — ... There have been reports that two other men were taken into custody, but they now have apparently been released. It's also being reported that a third man has been picked up for questioning. This seems odd, if Hasan was a lone gunman. If others were involved it presumably could suggest a terrorist attack. At present, though, there is no strong evidence of others' participation. ...

Fort Hood
PoliGazette — ... The news coming out of Hood, Texas remains unreliable, so I will have some more thoughts about this tragedy tomorrow, when we have a more complete picture of the situation. ...