No word of motive. But the report is that there are at least 3 shooters involved.
CNN reports says one gunman has been caught and injured. The other two are still on the loose.
Fox News reports that the FBI is on the way.
AllahPundit at HotAir is covering as well. I am quite disappointed that the word “Terrorism” is being used. I wish AllahPundit would delete those comments. As we have no idea yet. It sounds planned. But there’s no proof that it is Islamic terrorism at all.
Update #1: Gah! I holler at AP and look what I see on Fox News, never mind…:
“It could be a terror attack, it could be a disenchanted soldiers, it could be a varity of people,” said Maginnis.
Update #2: Killeen Daily Herald is providing updates on twitter.
Update #3: Austin American-Statesman has a special twitter account on the shootings.
Update #4: I’m seeing on Twitter that the death count has been raised to 9. Looking for confirmation. Update: CNN Confirms.
Update #5: MSNBC is reporting now, that four swat team members have been injured.
Update #6: It is being reported by the FBI that terrorism is not involved. FOX Confirms:
The FBI said they don’t believe terrorism was involved.
Although, they are not ruling it out.
Update #7: Killeen Daily Herald is reporting that Scott & White Hospital in Temple, TX is in desperate need for Blog donations. Go give, if you’re close.
Update #8: AllahPundit Reports:
Update: Am hearing via Twitter that Fort Hood’s public affairs office says the earlier reports of a third shooter were wrong and were based on a second eyewitness report of the second shooter. Which means everyone’s in custody now.
When I hear this from Fox News, I will believe it.
Update #9: BNO News reports that New Gunshots have been heard. Waiting for Confirmation. (H/T AP) Nothing on the wires, yet. Take that with a grain of salt.
Update #10: Killeen Daily Herald is now reporting that 10 are dead, news conference is now saying 12 Dead 32 Injured. Goodness.
Update #11: Uh-Oh….: (H/T AllahPundit)
A senior administration official told NBC News analyst Roger Cressey that the suspect who was in custody was an Army major with an Arabic-sounding name. The official said 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.
Update #12: From the local Fox Affiliate, how it all happened:
According to a spokesman from Fort Hood, a soldier carrying two handguns opened fire at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Soldier Readiness Center.
“It would be an environment that would be very susceptible to casualties or injuries,” Killeen City Manager Connie Green said.
Officials said the gunman was shot and killed after quick response from security officers.
At least two other soldiers were taken into custody.
Update #13: Shooter has been ID’ed as Major Malik Nadal Hasan and that he was convert to Islam:
The suspected gunman was identified by ABC News as Major Malik Nadal Hasan.
The shooter was killed and two other suspects, who are also soldiers, have been apprehended, Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone said.
The gunman used two handguns, Cone said. He wasn’t sure if the shooter reloaded the weapons during the attack.
The general called the attack “a terrible tragedy, stunning.” He said the community was “absolutely devastated.”
Update #14: Fox News is saying that Hasan was “upset” about being deployed to the war. But they have not mentioned his conversation to Islam; why not? Update: They just did. Scratch that.
Update #15: Video of the first presser at Fort Hood: (H/T Gateway Pundit)
I will post the video of the second presser, when it get it.
Update #16: In a statement, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said: (H/T to Think Progress — Yes, I do thank them. This IS NOT about politics, this is about America!)
We condemn this cowardly attack in the strongest terms possible and ask that the perpetrators be punished to the full extent of the law. No religious or political ideology could ever justify or excuse such wanton and indiscriminate violence. The attack was particularly heinous in that it targeted the all-volunteer army that protects our nation. American Muslims stand with our fellow citizens in offering both prayers for the victims and sincere condolences to the families of those killed or injured.
Update #17: It Begins! Vox Day Cracks:
I’m sure we are all shocked: “The suspected gunman was identified as Major Malik Nadal Hasan.” More of the joys of multiculturalism.
Update #18: Think Vox is bad? Go check out the comments over at Socialist Liberal Blog Crooks and Liars….and they say that that liberals don’t hate America….riiiiiiiiiiight. 🙄
Update #19: Ugh, Looks like National Review has dug up a big time nasty comment over at Salon.com:
The Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld nazification of the United States military — turning it into nothing more than a worldwide force for unmotivated aggressive war — leads to the murder of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis/Pakistanis/Afghanis (and many, many more of those to come) — and this clown Benjamin asks why?
Because there were no towelheads around to mass murder, that’s why.
Unreal. 🙄
Update #20: Predictably, The Nation waves the Islamic victim flag. Personally, I do not think the guy is a “Terrorist” in the traditional sense. I think he just did not want to go to war; and he flipped out. But I do know one thing, he is going to either Military Prison or civil prison for a LOOONG time or, seeing that it’s Texas —- He will most likely fry.
Update #21: Fox News and The New York Times are now reporting that according to the Army, the shooter is still alive. That is until he is convicted and sent to the chair for his cowardly actions.
Update #22: The clip has been around a bit, but the Congress observed a moment of silence. I believe that showed class:
Update #23: Here’s the second presser:
Update #24: AllahPundit has much more. I just zonked out last night, I was just wore out from all the horrible news.
Update #25: Pamela Geller has some good info and, believe it or not Debbie Schlussel does too… Normally I wouldn’t agree with either. But, this is just too much. Needless to say, I am very seriously having to reconsider what I wrote here. Because this is just too much. Because if it is a Religion of peace, why would someone do this sort of a thing? Anyhow, this will be the last update for this posting. I will create a new one, if and when new information comes out.
I think it is interesting that the military and other government agencies have not been pressured to abide by the First Amendment provision for the Separation of Church and State. In these areas especially it is important not to let emotional attachments or religious beliefs interfere with the safety of our country’s citizens.
The simple act of allowing any religion to be encouraged puts us all at risk.
As for this gunman’s mental state, they do say that suicide rates for psychiatrists are higher than average, so I wonder how surprised the military can truly be by this horrific incident…
The recipe for disaster was always there. Take a bunch of young males with weapons, sprinkle conservatively with religious friction. Heat on high flame with a person who has the career profile for a high suicide rate and you get-tragedy.
Next we will hear a lot of noise about withdrawing the troops.We will also hear a lot of noise about Ft. Hood’s culpability in this matter, the FBI’s attempts to perform damage control and the Army’s attempts to cover their backsides. We might even hear about the irony of this shooter’s specializing in preventive psychiatry.
But we will not hear any more about the wisdom, or lack of it, of our people and thus our government allowing religion and even encouraging it–in its own military.
I hate to admit it, but I agree. It was reported that Christian Military officers were handing out Christian trinkets in Iraq; which I felt was wrong.
Religion and Military do not mix and this is a tragic example of this.