2009 Fort Hood shooting
mass murder that took place on November 5, 2009
On November 5, 2009, a mass shooting took place at Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas.[1] Nidal Hasan, a U.S. Army major and psychiatrist, fatally shot 13 people and injured more than 30 others.[2]
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![]() Fort Hood SWAT responding to the shooting | |
![]() Location of the main cantonment of Fort Hood in Bell County | |
Location | Fort Hood, Texas, U.S. |
Coordinates | 31°8′33″N 97°47′47″W / 31.14250°N 97.79639°W |
Date | November 5, 2009 c. 1:34 – c. 1:44 p.m. (CST) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
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Deaths | 14 (including 1 unborn child)[1] |
Injured | 33 (including the perpetrator) |
Perpetrator | Nidal Hasan |
Motive | Islamic extremism |
It was the deadliest mass shooting on an American military base.[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Soldier Opens Fire at Ft. Hood; 13 Dead". CBS News. November 5, 2009. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ↑ Rubin, Josh (August 6, 2013). "'I am the shooter,' Nidal Hasan tells Fort Hood court-martial". CNN. CNN. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Army reprimands 9 officers in Fort Hood shooting". USA Today. March 11, 2011.