Fort Hood shootings: Ties to Vinton, Virginia Tech
The suspect, Nidal Malik Hasan, is a Virginia Tech graduate and one-time Vinton resident. He was shot multiple times but survived.
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Nidal Malik "Michael" Hasan
From The Roanoke Times
Hasan left few impressions in schools he attended
Social awkwardness followed Hasan into adulthood
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FULL STORY: Fort Hood shooting suspect left few impressions in schools he attended
He was born in Arlington to Palestinian immigrants from near Jerusalem who later settled in Vinton. Investigators are still trying to piece together how and why the Army psychiatrist facing deployment allegedly gunned down his comrades in one of the worst mass shootings ever on an American military base.
NEW INFORMATION (Breaking news, Updated 3:37 p.m., Dec. 2, 2009):
- Suspected shooter Nidal Hasan, 39, charged with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in addition to 13 counts of premeditated murder; President Obama orders intelligence review.
- Hasan was a 1988 graduate of William Fleming High School in Roanoke.
- He lived in Vinton and graduated from Virginia Tech in 1995.
- Prior to enrolling at Virginia Tech, Hasan attended Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke and Barstow (Calif.) Community College.
- Hasan was granted a concealed weapons permit in 1996, according to Roanoke County Circuit court records.
- Hasan's parents ran the infamous Capitol Restaurant on the Roanoke City Market from 1987 to 1995 and the short-lived, Mediterranean-themed Mount Olive on Jefferson Street. The Hasans also owned the Community Grocery Store on Elm Avenue in Roanoke.
- High school video of suspected Fort Hood shooter shows Nidal Hasan telling vulgar Arabic joke in senior year at William Fleming High School
Source documents
- Fort Hood victims to be honored in Congress | H.R. 895: Bill status and text | Presidential proclamation
- Roanoke County schools: Hasan not in system's records
- Virginia Tech confirms Hasan's enrollment
- President Obama's remarks on the shootings | Nov. 5, 2009
- Council on American-Islamic Relations: U.S. Muslims Condemn Attack at Fort Hood
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From The Roanoke Times
- Tragedy-rocked Tech reaches out to Fort Hood
- Fort Hood shooting suspect Hasan left few impressions in schools he attended
- Despite confusion, Fort Hood heroes did not hesitate during shooting
- Social awkwardness kept with him into adulthood
- 12 killed, 31 hurt at Fort Hood in Texas; Shooter once lived in Vinton
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