Four Dead Following (Another) Fort Hood Shooting (Update)
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama pay their respects to a fallen soldier during a memorial service in 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas, to honor the victims of a shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 38 wounded. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
This is a video update with the latest information straight from the military:
4 Dead at Fort Hood, Including Gunman (via Repost Video News)
A gunman opened fire Wednesday at the Fort Hood military base in an attack that left four people dead, including the shooter, at the same post where more than a dozen people were killed in a 2009 mass shooting, law enforcement officials said.
Original post is below:
Fort Hood orders lockdown amid reports of shooting (via AFP)
The Fort Hood military base in Texas ordered all staff to take shelter Wednesday amid media reports of an active shooting situation that had left several people wounded. “All personnel on post are asked to shelter in place,” the US base, where an army…
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