FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Army investigators have released two soldiers from custody after clearing them of suspicion in a deadly rampage that left 12 dead and 31 wounded.
But Fort Hood spokesman Christopher Haug tells The Associated Press that a third person was in custody.
Military officials in Washington say the suspected shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was a psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for six years before being transferred to the Texas base in July.
The soldier is accused of opening fire on the base on Thursday. Authorities killed the gunman.
Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says the Army major accused of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, was about to deploy overseas. Hutchison says she was told about the upcoming deployment by generals based at Fort Hood. But it was unclear if he was headed to Iraq or Afghanistan and exactly when he was scheduled to leave.
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