Military officials told NBC News four people are dead, including the gunman, and at least 16 others were wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
Officials said that the gunman, identified as Ivan Lopez, 34 — an enlisted soldier — took his own life with a .45-caliber Smith and Wesson semi-automatic pistol.
Lopez was said to be being evaluated for post traumatic stress disorder, and had self reported a traumatic brain injury. He was being treated for behavioral problems, anxiety and “a number of other psychological issues.
Officials said that three other people died in local hospitals. The conditions of the 16 people were not known but at least one was in “extremely grave” condition. All of the wounded and killed were military, according to Lt. General Mark Milley, who spoke to reporters at the base after the shooting.
Doctors at Scott & White Memorial Hospital said they were treating four patients, some stable and others in “quite critical” condition. Two more patients were en route and were expected to be taken directly to surgery for what were described as very serious injuries.
President Barack Obama spoke after the shooting, saying, “We’re heartbroken something like this might have happened again. We’re following it closely. … I want to just assure all of us we are going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened.”
