Originally published November 5, 2009 at 4:46 PM | Page modified November 5, 2009 at 7:01 PM
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Major was to be deployed overseas, senator says
The Army major accused of the Fort Hood shooting that left 12 people dead and 31 others injured was to be sent soon to Iraq or Afghanistan, says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas.
FORT HOOD, Texas — Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says the Army major accused of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, was about to deploy overseas.
Hutchison, R-Texas, says she was told about the upcoming deployment by generals based at Fort Hood. But it was unclear if he was headed to Iraq or Afghanistan and exactly when he was scheduled to leave.
Military officials in Washington say the suspected shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was a psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for six years before being transferred to the Texas post in July.
The soldier is accused of opening fire on the post Thursday in a shooting that left 11 other people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman and apprehended two other soldiers.
