2014-04-03 09:34:47

Four die in U.S. military base shooting


(Vatican Radio) Four people are dead and 16 others are injured after a soldier opened fire on his fellow soldiers at the U.S. base at Fort Hood, Texas.

U.S. Lieut. General Mark Milley described what happened, saying that the base went immediately into lock-down after the soldier began firing shots at individuals. He told reporters first responders were at the scene within 15 minutes of the start of the incident and that the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

U.S. President Barack Obama expressed his condolences to the victims of this latest shooting.

“We’re heartbroken by the fact that something like this might have happened again,” he said at a press conference, adding that he was still awaiting more facts on the incident.

“But for now I would just hope that everyone across the country is keeping the families and the community of Fort Hood in our thoughts and in our prayers,” Obama said.

Ft. Hood was the scene, four and a half years ago, of another killing spree perpetrated by U.S. Army Major Nidal Hassan, in which 13 soldiers preparing to deploy to Afghanistan were killed and 30 others were injured.

Listen to the report by Chris Altieri: RealAudioMP3








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