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Ford Hood shooting suspect still alive, Army says

KILLEEN, Texas
Thu Nov 5, 2009 9:44pm EST
Major Nidal Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified as a suspect in the shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, in an undated photo. REUTERS/Department of Defense/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/Handout

KILLEEN, Texas (Reuters) - The suspect in a shooting rampage at Ford Hood Army post on Thursday in which 12 people were killed and 31 wounded is in a hospital in stable condition, contrary to previous reports he had been killed, an Army general said.

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"Our investigation is ongoing but preliminary reports indicate that there was a single shooter," Lieutenant-General Robert Cone told a news conference. "The shooter is not dead but in custody in stable condition."

Cone said the suspect, whom he identified as Major Nidal Malik Hasan, had been shot multiple times.

(Editing by Peter Cooney)
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