Confirmed shooting at Fort Hood
Nov 5, 2009
By III Corps & Fort Hood Public Affairs Office
FORT HOOD, Texas - Department of Emergency Services officials confirmed at approximately 1:30 p.m. Nov. 5 that more than one shooter fired shots into
the Soldiers Readiness Processing Center and Howze Theater on Fort Hood. Emergency personnel have responded to the scene and evacuated several wounded.
At a 3:50 p.m. press conference, Lt. Gen. Bob Cone, III Corps and Fort Hood commander, confirmed that a Soldier and possibly two more were involved in
the shooting that resulted in 12 dead and 31 wounded in the general location of the Soldier Readiness Processing Center.
The shooter reportedly had two handguns and was killed at the scene by emergency personnel. Fort Hood is still in lock down. Cone is assessing the situation to determine whether the situation has concluded.
Media representatives will be updated as more information is received. Public affairs representatives will meet local members of the media at the Fort Hood Main Gate.
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