12 soldiers became the victims when their fellow soldier started shooting in Ft Hood. According to the news, an American army man, Hasan, opened up fire on his fellow soldiers in an army camp in Fort hood making 12 people victim of the shooting.
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood army base in Texas. The CCTV footages showed him in Muslim attire with a cap. He was holding two handguns and was walking straight towards the training base. He opened fire on his fellow soldiers while they were getting final medical check-ups before leaving for Afghanistan. The shooting made everyone baffled and many became victim of this rampage. A civilian police officer fired at Maj. Hasan in return and finally forced him to stop the shooting due to serious injuries. Hasan was immediately taken to hospital in police custody. He is now in stable condition but was unconscious.
More than 12 people were killed in the shooting at Ft. Hood while other victims were seriously injured. The injured soldiers were taken to different hospitals of Texas; some of the hospitals are located as far as 30 miles from the base. One civilian was also killed.
Maj. Hasan was a psychiatrist employed in US army to help soldiers who were distressed. He worked with soldiers who returned from Iraq and Afghanistan. The 39-year-old major was born in the American state of Virginia. His parents belong to Jordan. The army will be inquiring the major soon and would like to get information about why he killed his fellow soldiers while he was employed to help them psychologically.
Maj. Hasan’s cousin talked to media and said that he was acting quite normal during last few weeks and there wasn’t anything abnormal about him. He said that he may have developed a hatred for the American soldiers due to harassment.
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