OF1-11/06/09 6:25 AM
TRAGEDY AT FORT HOOD.
The Osgood File. I'm Charles Osgood.
The toll in yesterday's shootings at Fort Hood, Texas stands now at 13 killed, 28 others wounded. And the man now identified as the shooter is an Army major and psychiatrist named Nidal Malik Hassan.
The commanding general at Fort Hood, Bob Cone, said last night...
SOT - Lt. Gen. Bob Cone, commanding general at Fort Hood, Texas
"There was a single shooter that was shot multiple times at the scene. However, he was not killed as previously reported. He is currently in custody, and in stable condition."
At last report, he was unconscious and on a hospital ventilator.
There was so much confusion at the time of the shootings at Fort Hood that at first, one of the victims was mistakenly believed to be the shooter --- and, it has not been ruled out that some of those shot may have been killed or wounded by "friendly fire" from responders.
Major Hasan's motive has not been established, but apparently he was to be deployed soon.
SOT - Manuel Gallegus, CBS News Correspondent
"Federal officials are also trying to make sense of what's happened. The big question for investigators is why would a soldier want to turn on his own."
CBS News Correspondent Manuel Gallegus there at Fort Hood.
SOT - Manuel Gallegus
"Hasan was transferred to Ft. Hood after a poor performance evaluation at Walter Reed Medical Center. He recently caught the attention of officials, because of possible Internet posts about suicide bombings and other threats. He apparently also got into arguments with other soldiers who supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."
President Obama says of those serving at Fort Hood...
SOT - President Barack Obama
"These are men and women who have made the selfless and courageous decision to risk --- and at times, give --- their lives to protect the rest of us on a daily basis. It's difficult enough when we lose these brave Americans in battles overseas. It is horrifying that they should come under fire at an Army base on American soil."
The Osgood File. Charles Osgood on the CBS Radio Network.
The Osgood File. November 6th, 2009. |
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