ARTICLES RELATING TO FORT HOOD SHOOTING

Fort Hood suspect plans to represent self

2013-05-29 15:03

Accused Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Hasan will ask a military court to rule he can represent himself at his trial which could bring the death penalty on charges he shot to death 13 people in a 2009.

New judge to decide on Fort Hood case

2013-01-30 19:46

The new judge in the Fort Hood shooting case has to decide whether to spare Major Nidal Hasan a possible death sentence and let him plead guilty.

FBI targets Islamic extremists in US army

2012-06-26 11:03

The FBI is investigating more than 100 suspected Islamic extremists in the US military, following the deadly 2009 "lone wolf" attack by an alleged al-Qaeda sympathiser, says a report.

Victims sue US army for $750m

2011-11-11 08:15

Eighty-three victims and family members in the worst-ever mass shooting at a US military installation are seeking $750m in compensation from the army.

Fort Hood shooter: Death penalty sought

2011-03-05 08:10

A senior US military commander has recommended that Major Nidal Hasan face the death penalty for killing 13 people at Fort Hood Army base.

Fort Hood shooter practiced to kill

2010-10-22 08:09

Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, practiced to kill in the weeks before the attack according to witnesses.

Fort Hood soldiers played dead

2010-10-15 14:12

Unarmed soldiers caught in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, reacted as they did in combat – by playing dead and not leaving fallen comrades behind, a US court has heard.

Fort Hood: US Army to seek death

2010-04-30 21:07

US prosecutors have indicated they will seek the death penalty against the army major accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, the suspect's lawyer says.

Shooter faces new charges

2009-12-03 07:24

A psychiatrist who may face the death penalty after the mass shooting at Fort Hood has been charged with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder.

Fort Hood 'act of terrorism'

2009-11-21 12:08

The head of the US Senate Armed Services Committee says he considers the Fort Hood shooting an act of terrorism, and says intercepted e-mails could have tipped off officials.

13 murder charges for Hasan

2009-11-12 19:34

The army psychiatrist accused of a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood military base in Texas will face 13 charges of premeditated murder.

Shooter 'deserves fair trial'

2009-11-11 21:14

The lawyer for the army psychiatrist accused of killing 12 fellow soldiers and a civilian at Fort Hood has called for a fair trial.

'No faith can justify rampage'

2009-11-10 22:41

US President Barack Obama says no faith can justify the Fort Hood rampage during which 13 people were gunned down, allegedly by Major Nidal Hasan, a devout Muslim.

New questions over US shooter

2009-11-10 15:36

Growing questions over the accused Fort Hood gunman's links to a terrorism suspect have been raised ahead of President Barack Obama's visit.

Radical US imam praises Hasan

2009-11-09 20:09

The personal website for a radical American imam living in Yemen who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers is praising alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan as a hero.

Alleged shooter: anti-US rants

2009-11-08 21:07

Maj Nidal Malik Hasan's raised eyebrows with comments that the war on terror was "a war on Islam" long before the shooting.

Texas base shooter praised

2009-11-06 22:14

A video has praised the Muslim officer who shot dead 13 people and wounded 30 others in a shooting spree at a US Army base.

2 killed in another US shooting

2009-11-06 20:13

At least two people have been killed in a shooting at an office building in Florida in the US.

Troubled portrait of US shooter

2009-11-06 14:13

There are many unknowns about the man who opened fire at a US army base, but details of his life and mindset, emerging from official sources and acquaintances, are troubling.

Shooter under military guard

2009-11-06 08:32

The army psychiatrist who opened fire at a Texas military base, killing 12 people, is on a ventilator after being shot four times.

12 killed in US shooting

2009-11-06 00:03

Twelve people were killed and 31 wounded when a US soldier went on a rampage at the Fort Hood military base in Texas.

 

Defence in Fort Hood case rejected

2013-01-31 12:01

A judge has rejected a defence counsel's arguments over whether Major Nidal Hasan, who is due to stand trial for the killing of 13 people at in Fort Hood, could face the death penalty if found guilty.

US Army suspect could be forcibly shaved

2012-07-25 20:18

The judge says the suspect in the US Fort Hood rampage must shave his beard before trial or be forcibly shaved.

Testimony heard in Awol US soldier's case

2012-05-23 11:12

An FBI agent has testified in the trial of a Muslim US soldier, saying the soldier had told him he wanted to give faith to "brother Nidal", the Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shootings.

Soldier admits to US fort attack plan

2011-07-29 15:02

An absentee infantry soldier caught with weapons and a bomb has admitted planning what would have been Fort Hood's second terrorist attack in two years, says the US army.

Alleged Fort Hood shooter ruled 'sane'

2011-01-26 12:05

The US Army psychiatrist who has been charged with killing 13 people in a shooting spree on a Texas army base has been ruled sane and thus fit for trial, says a source.

Fort Hood witnesses identify Hassan

2010-10-18 21:18

A second week of testimony has started at a hearing for an Army psychiatrist accused in a deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood last year.

Fort Hood suspect in court

2010-06-02 13:22

A US army psychiatrist has made his first courtroom appearance facing charges of gunning down 13 people and wounding 32 at the Fort Hood military base.

Ex-FBI boss in Fort Hood probe

2009-12-09 17:10

A former FBI director will review how the agency handled information on Army Major Nidal Hasan's links to a radical Islamist cleric ahead of the Fort Hood shooting rampage.

Hasan in hospital until trial

2009-11-22 19:43

The Army psychiatrist charged in one of the worst mass shootings on a US military base will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds.

US Army: hard look at itself

2009-11-17 21:17

The US Army will investigate if it missed warning signs about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood rampage, others want a broader review of the tragedy.

Hasan's views worried trainers

2009-11-12 18:30

Nidal Malik Hasan's overly zealous religious views and strange behaviour worried the doctors overseeing his medical training.

Fort Hood: Blame game erupts

2009-11-11 07:19

Finger-pointing has erupted between federal agencies over Fort Hood shooting suspect Major Nidal Hasan.

Army suspect meets attorney

2009-11-10 18:11

The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says he's assured the suspect that all of his rights as a defendant in the military justice system will be respected.

US shooting: Probe continues

2009-11-10 08:44

Investigators have pledged to learn the motive behind last week's mass shooting at a US military base now the chief suspect is able to talk.

US army shooter talking

2009-11-09 18:07

The suspected shooter said to have killed 13 people and wounded 30 others on a US army base has regained consciousness and is talking.

Suspect 'was not mentally well'

2009-11-08 09:49

There appears to have been much concern about the mental state and beliefs of the psychiatrist thought to be behind the deadly shootings at the Fort Hood military base in Texas.

'There are gunshots'

2009-11-06 20:52

At least two people have been killed and eight wounded in a shooting at a US office building and the gunman is still on the loose.

Allahu Akbar, shooter shouted

2009-11-06 19:09

Witnesses heard the US army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at a Texas base shout "Allahu Akbar!" (God is greatest) as he opened fire, the base's commander says.

Shooting a blow for US military

2009-11-06 11:05

The lethal shooting spree at a US army base has dealt a blow to a military already under severe strain from years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Shooter 'faced harassment'

2009-11-06 07:16

The man who killed 12 people at a Texas military base was about to be deployed to Iraq, but also battled harassment, his cousin says.

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