Fort Hood Massacre: What's Known So Far

Update #2: Hasan is not dead, as was previously believed to be the case. AP reports that he had previously received counseling as a medical student for trouble dealing with patients.

Update: both suspects who were arrested earlier have been released.

The shooter has now been identified as Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, who was a psychiatrist at the Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood. Hasan was evidently about to be deployed to Iraq and, as officials told Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, was "upset about it."

AP is reporting that a dozen people are dead and at least 31 wounded after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood Army base this afternoon. All three suspects believed to have been involved were United States soldiers; one was killed in the attack, while the other two are in custody. The shooting occurred at the Soldier Readiness Center on the base; AP describes this building as "where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening." [AP]