11-06-2009, 05:36 AM
<b>Army shooting suspect was heading to Iraq</b>
AP updated 8 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The man identified as the shooting suspect at Fort Hood was an Army psychiatrist preparing to deploy to Iraq.
NBC Newsâ Pete Williams reported that U.S. officials identified the gunman as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who had been promoted to major in May. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas, said military officials told her that the gunman, who was 39 or 40, <b>was about to be deployed to Iraq and was âupset about it.â</b>
AP updated 8 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The man identified as the shooting suspect at Fort Hood was an Army psychiatrist preparing to deploy to Iraq.
NBC Newsâ Pete Williams reported that U.S. officials identified the gunman as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who had been promoted to major in May. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas, said military officials told her that the gunman, who was 39 or 40, <b>was about to be deployed to Iraq and was âupset about it.â</b>