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Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009
Army: Shooting suspect is critical, but stable
FORT HOOD, Texas -- A U.S. Army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood is in critical but stable condition.
Spokesman Col. John Rossi told reporters on Sunday at Fort Hood that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is still hospitalized in Texas. He was taken off a ventilator on Saturday.
Hasan was shot during an exchange of gunfire during Thursday's attack. The military moved him on Friday to Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio, about 150 miles southwest of Fort Hood.
AP Photo - Col. John Rossi speaks during a news conference at Fort Hood headquarters in Killeen, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers during a shooting rampage on Thursday.
Army: Shooting suspect is critical, but stable Thirteen people were killed and 29 others wounded in Thursday's attack at Fort Hood.
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