TX - Three killed, 14 injured in Fort Hood shooting, 2 April 2014 *suspect committed suicide*

[panthera]

It IS shocking, isn't it? I simply do not now, or ever will, understand how anyone could do this. Some of those soldiers just got back from Afganistan. GB them all!

Reporting that it is believed this may have started out as a "soldier on soldier" confrontation? Curious who the target was. I'm trying to find more information on the shooter, Ivan Lopez. He's barely been mentioned on CNN since I've been watching.

MOO

 

[popsicle]

Office of Gov Perry ‏@TexGov 2m
.@GovernorPerry on #FortHood Shooting: http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/19557/#.Uzy2FXHkA8o.twitter …

 

[panthera]

Fort Hood shooting leaves 4 dead

At least four people were killed and 14 injured in a shooting Wednesday at Fort Hood, the same base that was the scene of the worst attack on a domestic U.S. military installation five years ago, a congressman confirmed.

read more ............. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/02/fort-hood-shooting/7225399/

That is exactly what is so tragic...that it happened AGAIN at the same base.



MOO

 

[MsFacetious]

So you have an argument between 2 soldiers and 4 end up dead with 14 injured?
That makes absolutely no sense. :twocents:

 

[popsicle]

3 dead plus the shooter. I am praying that death toll doesn't rise. Some extremely critical.

 

[Sulamith]

That is exactly what is so tragic...that it happened AGAIN at the same base.



MOO

Ft. Hood is huge. Deployed a lot of soldiers to Afghanistan. Mission: Kill. I imagine a lot of them came back to the USA with PTSD.

 

[popsicle]

Carrollton TX Police ‏@CarrolltonTXPD
Our thoughts and prayers are with the service members, families, civilian workers, and first responders aboard @forthood. #forthood

https://twitter.com/CarrolltonTXPD

 

[Tulessa]

Who's Tyler?

 

[popsicle]

WAFF 48 ‏@waff48 57s
We've been informed the live update on the #FortHood shooting has been pushed back to 9:15.

https://twitter.com/waff48

 

[panthera]

Ft. Hood is huge. Deployed a lot of soldiers to Afghanistan. Mission: Kill. I imagine a lot of them came back to the USA with PTSD.

Agree, that is very possible. Just doesn't appear to be a conflict between the shooter and only one other. Wish we knew the details of how this went down. Perhaps the news conference will yield some information.

MOO

 

[popsicle]

Philip Jankowski ‏@PhilJankowski 1m
#FortHood's commander Lt. Gen. Mark Milley will hold press conference here at 9:15 regarding shooting here

https://twitter.com/PhilJankowski

 

[popsicle]

WSVN-TV ‏@wsvn 3m
#FortHood shooting press conference. Live: http://bit.ly/1fws86w or mobile: http://m.wsvn.com


“@WSJ: Breaking: Officials identify suspect in #FortHood shooting http://wsj.com ”

https://twitter.com/wsvn

 

[popsicle]

semi-auto handgun

 

[lawstudent]

So you have an argument between 2 soldiers and 4 end up dead with 14 injured?
That makes absolutely no sense. :twocents:

"Soldier on soldier" doesn't necessarily mean one-to-one. Or, they could be saying it started off as a physical scuffle between just two and escalated when one snapped. It's like saying "black-on-black" or "white-on-white" crime. It sounds singular but isn't necessarily.

Although, if non-soldiers were killed, then it definitely isn't soldier-on-soldier, but the original incident might have been. If police and others intervened and the shooter turned on them, it wouldn't really fit any labels.

 

[Tulessa]

I can't find a FB page for him. The shooter.

 

[MsFacetious]

I thought 9:15 was the press conference, in a half hour.
It looks like the presser is starting now... or really soon, there are already soldiers there.
Nope... the soldiers moved away from the microphones again.

http://www.wsvn.com/story/25148667/fort-hood-shooting-texas

 

[fred&edna]

Here's a report w/photo of shooter

http://www.ibtimes.com/who-ivan-lop...shooter-who-killed-4-injured-14-photo-1566714

 

[Harmony 2]

Please keep politics out of the discussion... thanks!

 

[Tulessa]

Please keep politics out of the discussion... thanks!

Apologies Harmony. :blushing:

 

[popsicle]

Chris McGuinness ‏@ChrismKDH 16s
The lock down is over at #FortHood . Vehicles are now leaving the installation.

https://twitter.com/ChrismKDH