Post by beth on Apr 2, 2014 22:00:47 GMT -5
FORT HOOD (CBSDFW.COM) - Four people are confirmed dead and at least 14 people are injured following a shooting at the Fort Hood army post Wednesday evening, according to the House Homeland Security Chair and U.S. Representative from Texas Michael McCaul. CBS News confirms the shooter is among the dead and was killed by a self-inflicted wound. The shooter has been identified as a soldier. He has been identified at 34-year-old Ivan Lopez. The shooting reportedly started as the result of a dispute between soldiers.
KWTX also reports approximately 20 rounds were fired. The FBI, Bell County Sheriff’s Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety all responded to the shooting.
Fort Hood has sent a tweet asking all personnel to take shelter in place. Sirens have been going off on post to alert people to about the situation:
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ALERT: All personnel on Fort Hood should shelter in place immediately, close doors and stay away from windows.
6:06 PM - 2 Apr 2014
Waco police have also tweeted out a warning regarding the situation:
Be AWARE!! If you are in the Ft. Hood Post area there is an on-going active shooter. Take shelter immediately and monitor media.
6:12 PM - 2 Apr 2014
Fort Hood confirms there are emergency crews are on the scene and injured personnel are being transported to Carl R. Darnall Medical Center. CBS Evening News reported people were being transported to the hospital in their own cars. A spokesperson for Scott & White Medical Hospital in Temple confirms patients are being brought there. Dr. Glen Couchman, Scott & White’s chief medical officer, said in a evening news conference that four patients had been admitted, another two patients were en route. Their conditions range from “stable to quite critical,” said Couchman, with gunshot wounds to the neck, chest and abdomen.
President Obama has issued the following statement about the tragedy:
“I just got off the phone with the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to get the latest on the shooting at Fort Hood. Obviously, we’re all following it closely. The situation is fluid right now, but my national security team in close contact not just with Defense Department but with the FBI. They are working with folks on ground to determine exactly what happened and ensure that everyone is secure. Want to assure all of us we going to get to bottom of what happened. Any shooting is troubling. Obviously this reopened pain of what happened at Fort Hood 5 years ago. We know these familes, we know the service to their country and the sacrifices that they make. Obviously our thoughts and prayers are with the entire community and we are going to do everything we can to make the community of Fort Hood has what it needs to deal with a tough situation but also any potential aftermath. We’re heartbroken that something like this might have happened again. I don’t what on the comment on facts until we know exactly what happened. But just for now I would hope that everyone across the country keep the families of Fort Hood in our thoughts and our prayers. The folks there have sacrificed so much on behalf of our freedom. Many of the people there have been on multiple tours of Iraq and Afghanistan, they served with valor, they served with distinction. At their home base they need to feel safe. We don’t yet know what happened tonight but obviously that sense of safety has been broken once again. We need to find out exactly what happened.”
Video and extras, here:
dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/04/02/search-for-active-shooter-on-fort-hood-base/
KWTX also reports approximately 20 rounds were fired. The FBI, Bell County Sheriff’s Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety all responded to the shooting.
Fort Hood has sent a tweet asking all personnel to take shelter in place. Sirens have been going off on post to alert people to about the situation:
1st Cavalry Division @1stcavalrydiv
Follow
ALERT: All personnel on Fort Hood should shelter in place immediately, close doors and stay away from windows.
6:06 PM - 2 Apr 2014
Waco police have also tweeted out a warning regarding the situation:
Be AWARE!! If you are in the Ft. Hood Post area there is an on-going active shooter. Take shelter immediately and monitor media.
6:12 PM - 2 Apr 2014
Fort Hood confirms there are emergency crews are on the scene and injured personnel are being transported to Carl R. Darnall Medical Center. CBS Evening News reported people were being transported to the hospital in their own cars. A spokesperson for Scott & White Medical Hospital in Temple confirms patients are being brought there. Dr. Glen Couchman, Scott & White’s chief medical officer, said in a evening news conference that four patients had been admitted, another two patients were en route. Their conditions range from “stable to quite critical,” said Couchman, with gunshot wounds to the neck, chest and abdomen.
President Obama has issued the following statement about the tragedy:
“I just got off the phone with the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to get the latest on the shooting at Fort Hood. Obviously, we’re all following it closely. The situation is fluid right now, but my national security team in close contact not just with Defense Department but with the FBI. They are working with folks on ground to determine exactly what happened and ensure that everyone is secure. Want to assure all of us we going to get to bottom of what happened. Any shooting is troubling. Obviously this reopened pain of what happened at Fort Hood 5 years ago. We know these familes, we know the service to their country and the sacrifices that they make. Obviously our thoughts and prayers are with the entire community and we are going to do everything we can to make the community of Fort Hood has what it needs to deal with a tough situation but also any potential aftermath. We’re heartbroken that something like this might have happened again. I don’t what on the comment on facts until we know exactly what happened. But just for now I would hope that everyone across the country keep the families of Fort Hood in our thoughts and our prayers. The folks there have sacrificed so much on behalf of our freedom. Many of the people there have been on multiple tours of Iraq and Afghanistan, they served with valor, they served with distinction. At their home base they need to feel safe. We don’t yet know what happened tonight but obviously that sense of safety has been broken once again. We need to find out exactly what happened.”
Video and extras, here:
dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/04/02/search-for-active-shooter-on-fort-hood-base/