Shooter among 4 dead in Fort Hood spree, multiple people injured

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Published time: April 02, 2014 22:13
Edited time: April 03, 2014 02:20

Reuters / III Corps Public Affairs/U.S. Army

A shooting took place at the US military base at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas on Wednesday afternoon. Four people were confirmed dead including the gunman of a self-inflicted wound.

Sources told CBS News that the shooter was a 34-year-old soldier named Ivan Lopez. While little is known about Spc. Lopez, sources told CBS the Wednesday shooting may have been motivated by a conflict with another soldier.

The Fort Hood gunman was found wearing combat fatigues and used a semi-automatic handgun, according to CNN. There had been earlier reports of a second shooter, though a US military official confirmed to KCEN-TV that the shooter had acted alone.

As many as fourteen people have reportedly been hospitalized. Three of the wounded have suffered critical injuries and were transported to Carl R. Darnall Medical Center and other area hospitals.

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