The U.S. Army says 12 people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting rampage on the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. The Army says one shooter has been killed and two others apprehended on Thursday in the shooting and all are U.S. soldiers. Please pray for the families and friends of these soldiers.Read the Earlier story:
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least seven people were killed and 20 wounded in a pair of shootings Thursday at a military base in Fort Hood, Texas, the Army said.An army spokesman said the base was locked down after the shootings. Another official told The Associated Press that at least one shooter had been caught.The FBI was sending agents to the scene.Army spokesman Lt. Col. Nathan Banks says the first shooting began at about 1:30 p.m. at a personnel and medical processing office. The facility, called a Soldier Rating and Processing center, handles administrative details for soldiers.Banks says two shooters were apparently involved. There was no immediate word on who they were, nor on identities of the dead.Banks says the second incident took place at a theater on the sprawling base.Another Army official identified that site as the Howze Theater.That official, who requested anonymity to discuss an evolving incident, said a graduation had been scheduled for 2 p.m. at the theater.As the White House gathered details on the shooting, President Barack Obama was still planning to speak late Thursday afternoon at the closing of a White House conference with the American Indian leaders, being held at the Interior Department. Obama was running behind in departing the White House, though.It was not clear whether the president would address the shooting during his appearance at the event.Homeland Security spokeswoman Sara Kuban said officials from several federal agencies are still collecting information on the shootings. "Because this is early in this event, we cannot at this time confirm motives behind these shootings," she said. [source]
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