Updated at: 11/06/2009 9:54 AM
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13 Killed, 30 Wounded at Fort Hood: Suspect Identified
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - A military official says one more person has died after being injured during a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas.
Post spokesman Tyler Broadway said early Friday that the toll now stands at 13 dead and 30 wounded. Late Thursday, officials said 12 people had been killed and 31 wounded in the afternoon attack. The victims' identities haven't been released.
The suspected shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was on a ventilator and unconscious in a hospital late Thursday. The Army psychiatrist was shot four times after the rampage began around 1:30 p.m. It was first believed that the suspect had been killed on the base.
The motive for the shootings isn't clear, but Hasan was apparently set to deploy soon. He also had expressed some anger about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The shooting began around 1:30 p.m. Most of the casualties took place at the base's Soldier Readiness Center where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening. He says the primary shooter used two handguns in the attack.
