President Barack Obama visited Fort Hood Wednesday for the second time during his presidency to provide a message of hope and love a week after the post’s second shooting initiated by a soldier.
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U.S. Army officials retraced the steps of the gunman in Wednesday’s Fort Hood shooting at a press conference Monday afternoon.
Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, commander at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, on Friday released the names of the three soldiers killed by Spc. Ivan Lopez, who then used the same .45-caliber pistol to kill himself. Milley said the shooting rampage on Wednesday at Fort Hood followed a verbal altercation.
Spc. Ivan A. Lopez, 34, has been identified as the Fort Hood shooter who killed three soldiers and wounded 16 others before killing himself Wednesday, said Lt. Gen. Mark A. Milley.
Fort Hood Shooting
A lone gunman opened fire at the Fort Hood military post Wednesday, killing three soldiers, injuring 16 others and later taking his own life, said Lt. General Mark A. Milley at a press conference outside the Bernie Beck Gate at Fort Hood.
Four victims of today’s Fort Hood shooting were taken to Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple for treatment of various injuries, said hospital representatives in a press conference this evening.
Tyra Dehart, wife of an U.S. Army sergeant stationed on Fort Hood.
A Fort Hood sergeant who was a coordinator of the post’s sexual assault and harassment prevention program faces multiple charges after he was accused of setting up a prostitution ring involving cash-strapped female soldiers.
Junior Cory Jefferson, a.k.a. Two Sleeves, stepped off the bus Saturday morning with a different physical appearance than his teammates: He was smiling.
“I know how things go in the military, so I’m exited just to be here.”
The Baylor basketball team ended their weekend in Fort Hood with a redeployment ceremony where soldiers returned home from Afghanistan and were reunited with their families.
“Words cannot describe the emotion, especially for those of us that have kids and thinking about not seeing your family and kids for a year. That’ll get anyone teary-eyed,” head coach Scott Drew said. “They put on a great show and you can tell how much it touched these guys.”
Central Texas was rocked in November 2009 by a gruesome shooting spree at the Fort Hood army post in Killeen. Now, more than a year later, nothing can comfort the families more than knowing a loved one’s death was not taken lightly by the United States Army.
