What happened at Fort Hood on November 5, 2009?

What happened at Fort Hood on November 5, 2009?

• A. A large-scale explosion at a processing center with casualties.
• B. A shooting at Fort Hood's processing center resulting in 13 killed (including an unborn) and 32 wounded; the shooter later sentenced to military death row.
• C. A hostage situation at a military base with no fatalities.
• D. A cyber-attack disrupting base operations.

Answer: (B)

The event centers on a mass-shooting incident at a U.S. Army installation. On November 5, 2009, Major Nidal Hasan opened fire inside the Soldier Readiness Processing Center at Fort Hood, Texas. He killed 13 people, including an unborn child, and wounded 32 others before he was subdued and detained. This was the deadliest single-incident attack on a U.S. military base. Hasan was later tried in a U.S. Army court-martial and sentenced to death, making him eligible for military death row. The other options describe scenarios that did not happen at Fort Hood that day (explosion, hostage situation with no fatalities, or a cyber-attack).

The event centers on a mass-shooting incident at a U.S. Army installation. On November 5, 2009, Major Nidal Hasan opened fire inside the Soldier Readiness Processing Center at Fort Hood, Texas. He killed 13 people, including an unborn child, and wounded 32 others before he was subdued and detained. This was the deadliest single-incident attack on a U.S. military base. Hasan was later tried in a U.S. Army court-martial and sentenced to death, making him eligible for military death row. The other options describe scenarios that did not happen at Fort Hood that day (explosion, hostage situation with no fatalities, or a cyber-attack).