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                  US Military Probes Latest Fort Hood Shooting

   Investigators are searching for answers in the most recent shooting
   incident on a U.S. military base, in which a shooter at Fort Hood,
   Texas, killed three people and wounded 16 Wednesday before turning the
   gun on himself.
   Authorities are probing whether the man`s four months of service in
   Iraq in 2011 may have contributed to his actions, but have not
   determined a motive.
   U.S. Army Secretary John McHugh told a U.S. Senate committee hearing
   Thursday the gunman was not directly involved in combat during his time
   in Iraq. He added the shooter was seen by a psychiatrist last month and
   showed no signs of violence.
   He said investigators have "no indication" the shooter was involved
   with extremist organizations.
   The military has not officially released the shooter`s name, but other
   authorities have identified him as Ivan Lopez.
   Base commander Lieutenant General Mark Milley says the gunman shot
   himself with a semi-automatic pistol as he was approached by a military
   police officer.
   "The exact sequence of events and timeline of events are not 100
   percent clear. It is believed that he walked into one of the unit
   buildings, opened fire, got into a vehicle, fired from a vehicle, got
   out of the vehicle, walked into another building and opened fire again,
   and then was engaged by local law enforcement here at Fort Hood."
   Milley said authorities do not believe the incident was related to
   terrorism. He said the man was in the process of being tested for
   post-traumatic stress disorder.
   "He was undergoing behavioral health and psychiatric treatment for
   depression, and anxiety and a variety of other psychological and
   psychiatric issues."
   President Barack Obama, speaking from Chicago, offered condolences. He
   referred to the wounded and their families as those "who have
   sacrificed so much for freedom."
   Fort Hood was the scene of a mass shooting spree in 2009. Thirteen
   people were killed and more than 30 others wounded when an Army
   psychiatrist opened fire on personnel.
   After that shooting, the Pentagon ordered tightened security at all
   U.S. bases. On Thursday, Army Chief of Staff Raymond Odierno told
   lawmakers he believes measures put in place after the previous Fort
   Hood shooting aided investigators coping with Wednesday`s incident.
   Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called Wednesday`s shooting a "terrible
   tragedy" for a community that has too recently see that kind of
   "senseless violence."
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