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FILE - In a Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007 file photo, the gift of a teddy bear waits as soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division and 13th Sustainment Command stand in formation during a homecoming ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas. The Army says seven people were killed and 20 wounded in a pair of shootings at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. An Army spokesman at the Pentagon says the shootings began about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 at a personnel and medical processing center at Fort Hood.(AP Photo/Killeen Daily Herald, Steve Traynor, File)
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Army says 12 people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting rampage on the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.
Lt. Gen Bob Cone said at a news conference that one shooter has been killed and two suspects were apprehended on Thursday. He says they are all U.S. soldiers.
The shooting began around 1:30 p.m. Cone says that all the casualties took place at the base's Soldier Readiness Center where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening.
He says the primary shooter used two handguns in the attack.
The White House said President Barack Obama was notified of the shootings.
Posted in National on Thursday, November 5, 2009 2:10 pm Updated: 4:19 pm. | Tags: Fort Hood, Shooting
