Fort Hood Shooting
Fort Hood Shooting
Jose A. Gonzalez
HSM 433
October 1, 2012
Fort Hood Shooting
Brief Description of Attack
On November 5, 2009 at approximately 1:30 p.m., a gunman opens fire inside the base's Soldier Readiness Center at U.S. Army Base, Fort Hood, Texas. Soldier Readiness Center, is where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening (http://search.proquest.com). During the shooting the gunman killed 13 and wounded 31 others. The gunman was shot and wounded by base police during the incident. This was the first time that an attack like this has happened in a military base on U.S. soil. All the soldiers and civilians inside of the Soldier Readiness Center were unarmed at the time of the attack.
After the shooting the gunman was identified as Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan a U.S. Army psychiatrist who was also scheduled to deploy overseas. Witnesses stated that Hasan, shouted "Allahu Akbar" (Arabic for "God is great") before he began his shooting rampage (http://search.proquest.com). The term “Allahu Akbar" is commonly used by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, when they are about to attack against U.S. troops or Coalition Forces overseas. Witnesses further stated that Hasan stopped to reload his weapon and then continued shooting until he was shot by base police. Before the gunman was shot several soldiers inside the Soldier Readiness Center, throw tables and chairs at the gunman in an attempt to stop him. It is believed that Hasan used a FN Herstal Five-seveN tactical pistol that he had bought legally at a gun store in Killeen, Texas. The FN Herstal Five-seveN tactical pistol fires a 5.57 mm round and the magazine for the pistol holds up to 20 rounds.
Attack Classifies as a Terrorist Attack
The Fort Hood shooting was considered an act of terrorism because of the fact that Hasan had pervious been in contact with Anwar al Awlaki, an American-born cleric radical leader from Virginia, who lived in
Jose A. Gonzalez
HSM 433
October 1, 2012
Fort Hood Shooting
Brief Description of Attack
On November 5, 2009 at approximately 1:30 p.m., a gunman opens fire inside the base's Soldier Readiness Center at U.S. Army Base, Fort Hood, Texas. Soldier Readiness Center, is where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening (http://search.proquest.com). During the shooting the gunman killed 13 and wounded 31 others. The gunman was shot and wounded by base police during the incident. This was the first time that an attack like this has happened in a military base on U.S. soil. All the soldiers and civilians inside of the Soldier Readiness Center were unarmed at the time of the attack.
After the shooting the gunman was identified as Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan a U.S. Army psychiatrist who was also scheduled to deploy overseas. Witnesses stated that Hasan, shouted "Allahu Akbar" (Arabic for "God is great") before he began his shooting rampage (http://search.proquest.com). The term “Allahu Akbar" is commonly used by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, when they are about to attack against U.S. troops or Coalition Forces overseas. Witnesses further stated that Hasan stopped to reload his weapon and then continued shooting until he was shot by base police. Before the gunman was shot several soldiers inside the Soldier Readiness Center, throw tables and chairs at the gunman in an attempt to stop him. It is believed that Hasan used a FN Herstal Five-seveN tactical pistol that he had bought legally at a gun store in Killeen, Texas. The FN Herstal Five-seveN tactical pistol fires a 5.57 mm round and the magazine for the pistol holds up to 20 rounds.
Attack Classifies as a Terrorist Attack
The Fort Hood shooting was considered an act of terrorism because of the fact that Hasan had pervious been in contact with Anwar al Awlaki, an American-born cleric radical leader from Virginia, who lived in
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