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Fort Hood Shooting. Again.
Burtletoy
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/us/fort-hood-shooting/
Not much known. My phone popped up a notification from some stupid radio thing I have, and it said 1 dead, 4 injured, and ongoing.
Edit: Watch local coverage here
http://www.kcentv.com/story/25146842/reports-of-shooting-on-fort-hood
Confirmed 8 wounded, 4 critical, 1 shooter is dead. There is a possible second shooter.
Not much known. My phone popped up a notification from some stupid radio thing I have, and it said 1 dead, 4 injured, and ongoing.
Edit: Watch local coverage here
http://www.kcentv.com/story/25146842/reports-of-shooting-on-fort-hood
Confirmed 8 wounded, 4 critical, 1 shooter is dead. There is a possible second shooter.
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Local press is saying lone gunman, shot himself, and was in uniform.
So huge grain of salt.
A close family friend has a son at Ft. Hood.
We've gotten word he's safe though.
Would that everyone be so lucky.
Why.... are you a "regular" and your post shows up in dark blue?
content: damn, another one at the same base? Gonna be some uncomfortable questions coming from this one. Was the guy muslim again (I'm pretty sure he was the first time around)?
there's a link in his sig
Depending on the "Why/How?"; better support structure post deployment (particularly mental health/PTSD), better screening of potential recruits beforehand (and not just recruiters filling a quota), not renting out certain parts of military affairs to a company for the lowest bid without any oversight...
Based on a few of the questions asked, expect to see a renewed push through opinion pieces on how allowing soldiers to carry firearms on base would have prevented this shooting and the one in 2009.