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Accused Fort Hood shooter may never regain use of legs

(NEWSER) - Accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan may be paralyzed from the waist down, his lawyer says. The Army major has no feeling in his legs, which doctors say could be permanent. He also has extreme pain in his hands. His lawyer tells CBS that though he was lucid during an interview, he faded toward the end, and his condition is still “extremely serious.” Hasan was shot by police after allegedly taking the lives of 12 fellow soldiers and one civilian last week. More»

Fort Hood suspect allegedly violated military law

(NEWSER) - The Army has charged Nidal Malik Hasan with 13 counts of murder in the "first step in the court-martial process." Hasan, an Army major and psychiatrist, may face additional charges in connection with last week's shooting at Fort Hood. He remains hospitalized in San Antonio and is being treated for wounds inflicted, an Army spokesman said today, by two Fort Hood police officers, the Express-News reports. More»

They range in age from 19 to 62

(NEWSER) - The 13 people killed at Fort Hood ranged in age from 19 to 62 and came from all parts of the country. For more details, click on the source links above at right. The victims are:

• Maj. Libardo Caraveo, 52, Woodbridge, Va.
• Spec. Frederick Greene, 29, Mountain City, Tenn.
• Michael Grant Cahill, 62, Cameron, Texas
• Pvt. Francheska Velez, 21, Chicago
• Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19, West Jordan, Utah
• Pfc. Michael Pearson, 31, Bolingbrook, Ill.
• Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, 27, Frederick, Okla.
• Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29, Kiel, Wisc.
• Pfc. Kham Xiong, 23, St. Paul, Minn.
• Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, 55, Pittsburgh
• Capt. Russell Seager, 41, Racine, Wisc.
• Staff Sgt. Justin DeCrow, 32, Fort Gordon, Ga.
• Capt. John Gaffaney, 56, San Diego, Calif.

Swiftly responding officer shot once as she put 4 in Hasan

(NEWSER) - Sgt. Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer, has earned the highest praise for taking down the Fort Hood gunman. She and her partner responded to the scene within 3 minutes, base commander Lt. Gen. Robert Cone reports, and she pumped four bullets into Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, from just a few feet away, while taking a bullet herself. “Really a pretty amazing and aggressive performance by this police officer,” Cone says. More»

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

(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. More»