2 dead in shooting at Army base in Texas

RamboLiberal

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Mon Sep-20-10 06:25 PM
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2 dead in shooting at Army base in Texas

Edited on Mon Sep-20-10 06:37 PM by RamboLiberal

Source: MSNBC

The Fort Bliss commander says two people are dead after a shooting at a small grocery store on the West Texas Army post.

Col. Joseph A. Simonelli Jr. declined to discuss details or identify the victims of the Monday afternoon incident.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39277688/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

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KDBC-TV in El Paso, Texas reported the incident was a murder-suicide. Witnesses told the station the shots were fired in a Burger King at Fort Bliss.

Earlier reports indicated the incident took place at a convenience store on base called Shopette. The area was sealed off and the gates to the post were closed following the incident.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/murder-suicide-shotting-at-us-army-fort-bliss-in-texas/story-e6frfku0-1225927137211#ixzz107FhN4ic

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w8liftinglady

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Mon Sep-20-10 09:26 PM
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1. Oh,Fuck.I'll wager who it was.We have had too many at Ft Hood near me.

sad.

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Cid_B

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Tue Sep-21-10 05:38 AM
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2. Am I missing something...?

I know I'm out of the news loop in Germany but you'd think this would make a bigger splash.

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muriel_volestrangler

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Tue Sep-21-10 09:13 AM
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3. Story updated at the MSNBC link; 2 women shot by 60 y.o. man, who was killed by security guards

It says the condition of the 2 women wasn't released.

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charlie

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Tue Sep-21-10 11:42 AM
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4. One just died

FORT BLISS -- A woman shot at a Fort Bliss convenience store Monday has died, post officials said.

Bettina Maria Goins, 44, of El Paso, was pronounced dead at Beaumont Army Medical Center on Monday following the shooting, Fort Bliss officials said.

The shooter was identified as retired Army Sgt. Steven Kropf, 63, of El Paso. He was shot and killed at the scene Monday by Department of Army Law Enforcement Guard.

A second victim, a woman whose name was not released, remains hospitalized with serious injuries at Beaumont.

(From the El Paso Times. I won't post a link, because it'll go dead after a couple of days. Stupid paper)

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cdsilv

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Wed Sep-22-10 07:22 PM
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5. Beaumont?? is in extreme east TX, El Paso is in extreme west TX...

I live in Houston, nearer Beaumont. Why would the second victim be in Beaumont, some ~400 miles from El Paso? Something smells like Louisiana waters here...

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Paladin

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Wed Sep-22-10 08:15 PM
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7. Beaumont's The Name Of The Big Hospital In Or Near Bliss.

Easy to misunderstand. This is an El Paso deal......

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blaze

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Wed Sep-22-10 07:30 PM
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6. Damn. I hate these stories. nt

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