08 April 2014

Army: Fort Hood suspect had requested leave | RallyPoint.com

Military News - Army: Fort Hood suspect had requested leave

Image Copyright: Courtesy of Glidden Lopez / AP

By Paul J. Weber
Copyright: The Associated Press

FORT HOOD, TEXAS — The Fort Hood soldier suspected of killing three people and wounding 16 others last week began his eight-minute rampage on the sprawling Texas Army post after an argument related to taking leave, military investigators said Monday.

Army spokesman Chris Grey didn’t indicate during a brief news conference whether Spc. Ivan Lopez was granted the leave or the circumstances behind the request. The shooting spree Wednesday ended when Lopez killed himself with his .45-caliber pistol after confronting a female military police officer, who Grey said fired once at Lopez but didn’t strike him.

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