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Last updated on Wednesday, April 2, 2014
(FORT HOOD, Texas) - Fort Hood says there’s been a shooting at the Texas Army base and that there have been injuries.
The base posted a statement online Wednesday. It said emergency crews were on the scene. An update at 7:30 EDT said that Fort Hood's Directorate of Emergency Services had an initial report that a shooter was dead, but said the report was still unconfirmed.
Those who were injured were taken to area hospitals for treatment. NBC News reported 8 were injured, including 4 "very seriously," citing "military officials." Those same officials said the shooter was "down" and appeared to be the lone gunman. The Associated Press reported 14 were injured, citing a "senior defense official."
In Fort Hood's 7:30 statement, they would only say that the number of injured was unconfirmed.
The post at that time was still on lock down.
When the shooting was first reported, around 4:30 CDT, the 1st Calvary Division, which is based at Fort Hood, sent a Twitter alert telling people on base to close doors and stay away from windows.
The base was the scene of a mass shooting in 2009. Thirteen people were killed and more than 30 wounded in what was the deadliest attack on a domestic military installation in history.
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