One person has been reported killed and several others shot at an American military base in Fort Hood,Texas, USA.
According to
multiple reports, the yet to be identified gunman was still at large as at the
time of filing this report.
A TV station
said a witness reported that there were at least 20 shots fired while there
were reports of victims at the base’s Medical Brigade Building and the Battle
Simulation Center.
Another
report stated that as many as eight people may have been injured.
Fort Hood
only confirmed there has been “an incident” on the post and police are on the
scene,
“All
personnel on post are asked to shelter in place,” the official Twitter account
of Fort Hood said.
Army
personnel was being told to stay away from doors and windows as authorities
searched for a gunman with a .45-caliber pistol who was seen driving a gray
Toyota.
A message
that scrolled across the top of the post’s website said, “Shelter in place
immediately. This is not a test.”
The shooting
took place shortly after 5 pm EST. Sirens could be heard across the base an
hour after the shootings.
The
shootings took place in several buildings.
The
Metroplex Hospital in Killeen has been placed on standby, officials said.
Central
Texas College in Killeen is evacuating its campus and all evening and night
classes have been canceled for the rest of the day, according to KVUE.
A soldier
told newsmen that the gunman and officials appeared to be in a standoff.
It was also
gathered that soldiers without IDs and permits were being turned away from base
entrances.
However,
reports say President Obama has been informed of the incident.
At 340
square miles, Fort Hood is one of the largest military bases in the world.
It could be
recalled that on Nov. 5, 2009, Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire
at Fort Hood’s Soldier Readiness Center, killing 12 soldiers and one civilian
and wounding 29 others before two Fort Hood civilian police officers shot him.
He is now on
the military’s death row.
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