Major Malik Nadal Hasan is the Fort Hood Gunman

The suspected gunman in the Fort Hood shooting has been identified as Major Malik Nadal Hasan. He was killed and two other suspects have been apprehended, according to Army Spokesman Lt. General Robert W. Cone.

• A defense official speaking on condition of anonymity to the AP says Hasan was a mental health professional — an Army psychologist or psychiatrist.
  
• There are unconfirmed reports that Major Hasan was a convert to Islam and originally from Virginia.
• He was reportedly scheduled to deploy to either Iraq or Afghanistan and was unhappy about it.
  

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