Posted at: 11/06/2009 10:57 AM
Updated at: 11/06/2009 3:17 PM

Fort Hood Victims Include St. Paul Soldier

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota soldier is among those killed in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood.

Kham Xiong, of St. Paul, died in the attack Thursday, said Tim McGowan, principal of Community of Peace Academy, a school attended by Xiong.

McGowan said Xiong's father, Chor Xiong, informed the school of his son's death. Family members picked up pictures of Xiong on Friday for a memorial service, McGowan said.

A telephone listing for Chor Xiong couldn't immediately be found. The Department of Defense did not announce Xiong's death on Friday, but a congressional staffer said delegation members had been advised of the death. The staffer asked not to be identified because the information had not yet been publicly released.

Xiong graduated from Community of Peace in 2004, McGowan said.

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Army: Civilian Officer Shot Gunman, Ended Rampage

The top commander at Fort Hood is crediting a civilian police officer for stopping the shooting rampage that killed 13 people at the Texas post.

Lt. Gen. Bob Cone said Friday morning that Sgt. Kimberly Munley and her partner responded within three minutes of reported gunfire Thursday afternoon. Cone said Munley shot the gunman four times despite being shot herself.

Military officials said Munley was in stable condition Friday.

Cone said, "It was an amazing and an aggressive performance by this police officer."

Cone also said he was inspired by a woman who helped carry a wounded victim and used her blouse as a tourniquet, then realized she'd been shot in the hip.

The suspected gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, is hospitalized on a ventilator.

Army: Suspect Said `Allahu Akbar!' Before Shooting

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - The base commander at Fort Hood says soldiers who witnessed a shooting rampage that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" before opening fire at the Texas post.

Lt. Gen. Robert Cone told NBC's "Today" show on Friday that suspected shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, made the comment, which is Arabic for "God is great!" before the rampage Thursday that also left 30 people wounded.

Military officials say they are still piecing together what may have pushed Hasan, an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress, to turn on his comrades.

Cone says Hasan was not known to be a threat or risk.

Hasan was shot four times during the rampage. Cone says he is hospitalized in stable condition and that military officials will interrogate him as soon as possible.

AP Source: Fort Hood Suspect Was to Deploy to Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense department officials say the Army psychiatrist who opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood was slated for deployment to Iraq.

One of the military officials says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was in the preparation stage of deployment, which can take months. The official said Hasan had indicated he didn't want to go to Iraq but was willing to serve in Afghanistan. The official did not have authorization to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

A second military official said Hasan's family has Palestinian roots. There have been reports that he was harassed for his Muslim religion, but the official says there is no indication Hasan filed a complaint within the military about that.