Fort Hood: Press conference with Gen. Cone right now

[derby378]

Three shooters, all of them US soldiers. One shooter has been killed. Fort Hood is still locked down.

12 dead, 31 injured. All fatalities are in the vicinity of the soldier readiness facility. Gen. Cone apparently just said that the soldiers used handguns for most of the shootings.

Broadcast live via KCEN.

[T Wolf]

1. Soldiers using guns to kill people. Who woulda thunk? nt

[kenny blankenship]

2. Chalk up another BIG DAY for handguns.

[derby378]

3. Wrong again, boy-o...

Nice try, but no ghoulish reframing for you.

[Hangingon]

6. Gee Kenny, preliminary reports indicate M-16s

I don't think we know yet. Why don't you hold on until we have details.

[kenny blankenship]

9. Because we just got the details from a General at a press conference at Ft. Hood

Watch for the repeat.

[Posteritatis]

11. "most" implies not all; could have been both. (nt)

[Taverner]

4. Fucking A - WTF happened?

What would make someone just go apeshit like that?

[stray cat]

5. 3 shooters don't spontaneously go apeshit - 3 shooters is likely planned

[Taverner]

7. I know - but I mean WTF??

What was their reason? Their motivation?

[blondeatlast]

10. Yup. nt

[LuvNewcastle]

8. Malik Hasan is his name, according to ABC.

They said he was a convert to Islam.