Army officials just briefed reporters at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, where 13 people were killed and another 30 or so were wounded yesterday during a shooting rampage. Be sure to click your "refresh" button to see our latest updates.
9:15 a.m. ET. Also this morning, the commanding officer at Fort Hood spoke with The Today Show's Matt Lauer. Lt. Gen. Robert Cone confirmed that there are "first-hand" accounts that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is great!") during the rampage:
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Our earlier updates on the news conference:
7:48 a.m. ET: The briefing just wrapped up. If you scroll down and read "up", you can see things chronologically. A recap of key points: The number of wounded still in hospitals is now said to be 28, not 30 as previously reported by Army officials; it is still thought that the suspect, Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, acted alone; he remains in stable condition after being shot several times by a civilian police officer.
7:46 a.m .ET: The suspect was wearing his Army uniform during the rampage.
7:45 a.m. ET: "We had no problems with him (the suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan" at the post, says Col. Steve Braverman.
Maj. Hasan.
7:42 a.m. ET: All the wounded are in "stable condition."
7:40 a.m. ET: The soldiers at the scene were not armed. The "first responder" who wounded the suspect was a female police officer. She was wounded and is now in stable condition.
7:39 a.m. ET: One civilian was killed. The other fatally wounded victims were military personnel, Col. John Rossi says.
7:37 a.m. ET: The suspect's condition is "stable." Why was it originally said by Army personnel that suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was dead? "Confusion," says the briefer, Col. John Rossi.
7:35 a.m. ET: The post is operating at a "heightened level of security."
7:34 a.m. ET: About half of the wounded personnel required surgery.
7:33 a.m. ET: The number of dead remains at 13. Slight change in the number of wounded from earlier briefings — Col. John Rossi puts that number at 28, though he may have meant that is the number still in hospitals. His exact meaning was unclear.
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