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Family and wounded before they make their way here to the memorial site. before the presidents speech you will hear from the chief of staff of the army and the secretary of the army and as you can see behind me were already seeing a crowd gathering. soldiers, their families and dignitaries are assembling. this is a terrible deja vu for this military community who lived through an attack on post-soil twice in five years. it was a week ago today that ivan lopez allegedly opened fire following an a...

Comes to security on our military bases. and at fort hood, a second shooting spree in five years, different circumstances but two in five years. somethings not working when it comes to securing our bases. >> well, i would certainly agree with you, david, in the sense that weve got challenges that we have to address as a result of this incident. first and foremost, i just -- my thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those that weve lost and the wounded as well as the family of the shooter...

Lopez and some soldiers in his unit that were a direct factor in this rampage and that his mental condition alone did not spark the situation. some of the soldiers shot were involved in that situation. we dont know if theyre among the dead or the wounded. the other targets were random. the army does not believe this was premeditated. theyre confident that lopez acted alone. three of the most critical patients have been upgraded to fair condition. and alex, 10 of the 16 have been released from th...

Two texas congressmen talked to reporters right after visiting some of those wounded in the hospital. >> we just met with one of the soldiers. and he described how they heard the pop, pop, pop of gunfire. . he immediately realized he needed to get as many of his people into a closed office as he could. as he was ushering them in, all of them in uniform, as he put it, he got shot in the gut point-blank with a .45 pistol. >> nbcs sarah dallof is live for us at fort hood. what else did the congress...

Sarah is live at fort hood. what more do we know about the moments leading up to wednesdays mass shooting? >> reporter: good afternoon, craig. we are hearing from some of the people who actually witnessed those first shots fired who were inside the personal office when ivan lopez came inside to get paperwork to request time off. he was told to come back. he left, returned with a gun and started firing. were also hearing more tales of heroism. one army major who was hit directly in the abdomen wi...

Virginia and the multiagency task ford led by army cid here at ft. hood into the tragic shootings of the incident that took place on wednesday. im here today to provide you with an update with an investigative update on record to the ongoing criminal investigation. unfortunately, and as you know, we lost four soldiers on wednesday to include the shooter was one of those soldiers. that number includes 16 others who were wounded. on behalf of all law enforcement working the case, both civilian and...

Different forms in the military. but that shooting that you witnessed that day is still classified as a workplace shooting. do you agree with that decision? >> absolutely not. this has continued to be considered the act of a disgruntled employee and workplace violence is another of the ultimate betrayals that many of us have faced in the years following the massacre. when someone stands up behind a cubicle with two pointed lasers and two weapons and yells "allahu akbar," that is a terrorist inci...

Different forms in the military. but that shooting that you witnessed that day is still classified as a workplace shooting. do you agree with that decision? >> absolutely not. this has continued to be considered the act of a disgruntled employee and workplace violence is another of the ultimate betrayals that many of us have faced in the years following the massacre. when someone stands up behind a cubicle with two pointed lasers and two weapons and yells "allahu akbar," that is a terrorist inci...

A strong possibility that the shooting -- that what led up to it was an argument between ivan lopez and another soldier. so perhaps one of these victims witnessed something that they can shed a lot of light as to exactly what transpired there. obviously speaking to these people directly will be a key into piecing everything together there in those final moments leading up to the shooting. >> some of the key information they want to find out as these victims recover and as this entire community r...

Specialist opened fire. 16 people were injured and rushed to local hospitals. dr. matthew davis is the doctor treating some of the wounded. i know youre busy. thank you very much for taking the time. >> my pleasure. thanks for having me on. >> of course. you originally received nine patients is my understanding. can you give us an update on their conditions? >> right. so we had nine patients show up here originally. weve been very fortunate. six of the -- five of those have actually gone home no...