9:49 p.m. FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - A U.S. Army spokesman says the Fort Hood shootings suspect is alive and was not killed by authorities responding to the attack.
Lt. Gen. Bob Cone also says the death toll from the attack
remains 12 after another victim died.
Authorities said immediately after Thursday's attack that they
had killed the suspected shooter. But Cone now says the suspected
shooter is alive and stable condition.
Cone offered little explanation to reporters at a news
conference as to why the suspect was believed dead, saying only
there was confusion at the hospital.

7:23 p.m. -- AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspect

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal law enforcement officials say the suspected Fort Hood, Texas, shooter had come to their attention at least six months ago because of Internet postings that discussed suicide bombings and other threats.

The officials say the postings appeared to have been made by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was killed during the shooting incident that left least 11 others dead and 31 wounded. The officials say they are still trying to confirm that he was the author. They say an official investigation was not opened.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case.

One of the Web postings that authorities reviewed is a blog that equates suicide bombers with a soldier throwing himself on a grenade to save the lives of his comrades.

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6:22 p.m. From the A.P.--

US Sen: Suspected Fort Hood shooter set to deploy

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says the Army major accused of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, was about to deploy overseas.

Hutchison 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 base in July.

The soldier is accused of opening fire on the base on Thursday in a shooting that left 11 other people dead and 31 wounded.

Authorities killed the gunman and apprehended two other soldiers.

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Associated Press Writer Pamela Hess in Washington contributed to this report.

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4:49 p.m.

AP source: Fort Hood shooting suspect Army major

WASHINGTON (AP) - A law enforcement official says a shooting suspect at Fort Hood has been identified as Army Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan.

The official said Hasan, believed to be in his late 30s, was killed after opening fire at the base. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case publicly.

The official says investigators are trying to determine if Hasan was his birth name, or if he changed his name and converted to the Islamic faith at some point in his life.

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4:04 p.m. FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Army says 12 people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting rampage on the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

The Army says one shooter has been killed and two others
apprehended on Thursday in the shooting and all are U.S. soldiers.

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3:24 p.m. From CNN -

The U.S. Military confirms 7 people have been killed, and at least a dozen wounded, in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.

The Army tells CNN one person is in custody, and a second person is being pursued.

Fort Hood Sergeant Major Jamie Poston says the shooting took place in a dome known as the soldier readiness area.

Fort Hood, about 85 miles north of Austin, Texas, is the Army's largest
installation.

President Barack Obama has been notified of the incident.

2: 59 p.m. From the A.P.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army has confirmed seven people are dead and 20 are wounded in a mass shooting at Fort Hood. The Web site of the base has posted an alert that says, "Effective immediately Fort Hood is closed." The Web site said that units at the base have been ordered to account for all personnel.

2:52 p.m. From the AP...

Fort Hood closed amid reports of several killed

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Army has closed its massive Army base at Fort Hood, Texas, amid reports that several people have been shot and killed at the post.

The Web site of the base in central Texas has posted an alert that says, "Effective immediately Fort Hood is closed." The Web site said that units at the base have been ordered to account for all personnel.

The site says, "This is not a Drill. It is an Emergency Situation."

Several television stations in Texas say several people were both killed and wounded in the shooting. Officials at the base and in the nearby town of Killeen, Texas, have not confirmed those accounts.

Fort Hood is located halfway between Austin and Waco.

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