Shooting in Ft. Hood Open Thread

[Trigger warning.]

As many as 9 killed in Fort Hood shootings:
Two gunmen in military uniforms shot and killed as many as nine people and wounded as many as 20 at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday, officials said.

One of the shooters has been apprehended, Fort Hood spokesman Sgt. Maj. Jamie Posten told CNN.

"At this point we're looking for the other shooter," Posten said. Asked for a description, he said, "we're trying to develop that information."

The shooters were wearing military uniforms, but it was unclear whether they were soldiers, said U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas.

...Officials at Fort Hood, which is the Army's largest U.S. post, were asking people there to stay away from windows, CNN affiliate KXXV said. The incident took place at the sports dome, now known as the soldier readiness area, the station reported.

On the Fort Hood Web site, the word "closed" is posted with the statement, "Effective immediately, Fort Hood is closed. Organizations/units are instructed to execute a 100 percent accountability of all personnel."
You can watch CNN's live coverage here.

I don't know what to say at the moment, besides offering my condolences to surviving friends and family of the victims, and healing thoughts to the injured.

[Sorry I didn't post this sooner, Shakers; I was out of the house for a couple of hours.]

UPDATE: President Obama is speaking about the incident now.


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