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Gunman Identified as US Army Major

Malik Nadal Hasan, about 40, was being sent to Iraq

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 5, 2009 5:11 PM CST | Updated Nov 5, 2009 6:23 PM CST
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(Newser) – The shooter in today's rampage at the Fort Hood Army base has been identified as Major Malik Nadal Hasan. He is described as an Army psychiatrist, 39, who was to be sent to Iraq on Nov. 28, reports ABC. Hasan was reported killed after opening fire at a soldier processing center, killing 11 others and wounding about 30—but since said to be in custody. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says Hasan was "upset" at the prospect of being deployed to Iraq, notes NBC. Two soldiers remain in custody as suspects, and their role, if any, is unclear.

Hasan came to the Texas base after 6 years at Walter Reed Army Medical Center—where, a source tells AP, he received a poor performance evaluation. Meanwhile, Josh Marshall writes that "The fact that the primary assailant has an Arabic name and is presumably, though we don't know this yet, of Muslim extraction if not a practicing Muslim, is going to be the focus of attention." But more surprising to Marshall, he adds on Talking Points Memo, is that he's not a young soldier but an Army major.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, talks on the phone about the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, on Capitol Hill Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, talks on the phone about the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, on Capitol Hill Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A file shot of a soldier at Fort Hood.
A file shot of a soldier at Fort Hood.   (AP Photo/Killeen Daily Herald, David Morris, File)
Image of Malik Nadal Hasan, the suspected Fort Hood shooter.
Image of Malik Nadal Hasan, the suspected Fort Hood shooter.   (YouTube)
This undated image taken from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Fall 2007 newsletter shows Nidal Malik Hasan.
This undated image taken from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Fall 2007 newsletter shows Nidal Malik Hasan.   (AP Photo/ Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
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doingtherightthing
Nov 6, 2009 12:45 PM CST
all Muslims should be deported and sent to the nearest shoreline so they can swim back to Allah......Muslim a$$holes...........
Fondue
Nov 6, 2009 12:35 PM CST
And believe it or not CaptainZ64, there are Christians and Seculars that serve that do not agree with or like those that commit violence under the banner of religion - period.
rajanKazhmin
Nov 6, 2009 12:33 PM CST
Muslims are no worse than Christians.
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