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Suspected Fort Hood shooter charged with 13 murder counts

Suspected Fort Hood shooter charged with 13 murders AFP/HO/File – This 2000 picture obtained November 10 from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences …

FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) – The army psychiatrist accused of a shooting rampage last week at the Fort Hood military base in Texas has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder, the military said Thursday.

"US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan has been charged with 13 specifications of premeditated murder under the military code of justice," Chris Grey, a spokesman for the army's criminal investigation division, told reporters.