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Nidal Malik Hasan
Fort Hood Shooter
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Major Nidal Malik Hasan is a Palestinian-American military psychiatrist who is the sole suspect in the Fort Hood shooting, and is currently hospitalized at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas under heavy guard. On November 12, 2009, Hasan was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder. He is accused of opening fire in the Soldier Readiness Center of Fort Hood, killing 13 people and wounding 30 others on November 5, 2009. Hasan had come to the attention of federal authorities at least six months before the attacks, because of internet postings he appeared to have made discussing suicide bombings and other threats. Army employees were informed of this information (and other emails) but no threat was perceived as this was judged to be consistent with mental health research about Muslims in the armed serviceson
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