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Shooting rampage at Fort Hood leaves 13 dead (photos, video)
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13 people were killed and 30 wounded at Fort Hood allegedly by Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, when he went on a rampage and started shooting.
Hasan, a military psychiatrist, was station at Fort Hood in Texas and was preparing to be deployed to Iraq, by giving away furniture, food and money to his neighbors and friends, just days before the shooting.
Hasan was born in Virginia. His parents had immigrated to the U.S. from Palestine when they were teenagers. Hasan received his medical degree at Uniformed Services University and did his residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Hasan has been disciplined in the past for trying to convert patients and colleagues to his religious belief and it was reported that he was known to call himself a Muslim first and an American second. He had religious convictions and was opposed to the war in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is thought that his pending deployment, coupled with his work that specialized in helping soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, may have been the trigger for the attack.
An Internet post, that recently surfaced, signed by a Nidal Hasan, has lead authorities to do further investigation of his cell phone and computer to look for any terrorist links. Their is no confirmation that Hasan made the post.
Although a official list has not come out of the victims, there has been some names that have surfaced. Ellen Schmeding, assistant deputy director of the Aging and Independence Services Department has released the name of Major John Gaffaney, 56, of San Diego, a psychiatric nurse for the Army reserves, as one of the 13 fatalities in Thursday's shooting.
Hasan was shot 4 times during the spree and in currently in the hospital in a coma. Reports are that he is expected to live.
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