“No indication” Fort Hood shooting linked to terrorism

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 08:16 PM PDT

Four people were killed in a shooting at Fort Hood on Wednesday including the assailant, the commander of the US base said. "There is no indication that this incident is related to terrorism," Lieutenant General Mark Milley told reporters.

WASHINGTON: Four people were killed in a shooting at Fort Hood on Wednesday including the assailant, a soldier who served in Iraq and was being treated for mental health issues, the commander of the US base said.

"There is no indication that this incident is related to terrorism," Lieutenant General Mark Milley told reporters, adding that 16 people were wounded in the incident at Fort Hood.

The shooter took his own life, Milley said.

The sprawling military site was locked down a couple of hours after staff were ordered to shelter in place, after emergency crews rushed to the scene.

On November 5, 2009, Major Nidal Hasan opened fire at a medical facility in the sprawling base in Fort Hood that serves as a staging point for soldiers to deploy to combat zones.

Twelve of the 13 dead and 30 of the wounded were soldiers. Hasan was himself shot by a civilian police officer who responded to the attack and Hasan is now partially paralysed.

A military jury last August sentenced Hasan to death. – AFP

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