On Wednesday evening, authorities investigating the tragic shooting at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas identified the gunman as Ivan Lopez.
According to U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Lopez wore an Army uniform during the incident, in which he fatally shot three and injured 16. The shooting occurred in a medical building on the Texas Army post. Lopez, 33, committed suicide following the rampage.
Authorities are giving very little information regarding Lopez’s past, but it is known that the suspected gunman served four months in Iraq in 2011 and was undergoing treatment at Fort Hood for “depression, anxiety and other psychological and psychiatric issues.”
He was also a newcomer to Fort Hood, having been transferred there in February. Investigators have not uncovered a motive as of yet.
In 2009, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people and injured more than 30 at the base. He was sentenced to death in 2013.
We’ll keep you updated with the latest.
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