11-05-2009, 07:47 PM
[size="1"]WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2009[/SIZE]
[size="6"]Ft. Hood Suspect ID'd as Army Psychiatrist[/SIZE]
[SIZE="4"]Source: Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is Licensed Psychiatrist Who is Drug and Rehab Specialist[/SIZE]
(CBS/ AP) Officials say a shooting suspect at Fort Hood has been identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who they say was an Army mental health professional.
A law enforcement official said Hasan, believed to be in his late 30s, was killed after opening fire at the base. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case publicly.
A source tells CBS News investigative producer Len Tepper that Hasan is a licensed psychiatrist in Bethesda, Md. He is a drug and rehab specialist who got his Virginia psychiatry license July 12, 2005.
It was not known whether he was treating people at the base.
Officials says it was not clear what Hasan's religion was, but investigators are trying to determine if Hasan was his birth name or if he may have changed his name and converted to the Islamic faith at some point.
According to the Army Times, Hasan was promoted to Major, medical corps on April 22, 2009.
( More at this link: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/0...0862.shtml )
[size="6"]Ft. Hood Suspect ID'd as Army Psychiatrist[/SIZE]
[SIZE="4"]Source: Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is Licensed Psychiatrist Who is Drug and Rehab Specialist[/SIZE]
(CBS/ AP) Officials say a shooting suspect at Fort Hood has been identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who they say was an Army mental health professional.
A law enforcement official said Hasan, believed to be in his late 30s, was killed after opening fire at the base. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case publicly.
A source tells CBS News investigative producer Len Tepper that Hasan is a licensed psychiatrist in Bethesda, Md. He is a drug and rehab specialist who got his Virginia psychiatry license July 12, 2005.
It was not known whether he was treating people at the base.
Officials says it was not clear what Hasan's religion was, but investigators are trying to determine if Hasan was his birth name or if he may have changed his name and converted to the Islamic faith at some point.
According to the Army Times, Hasan was promoted to Major, medical corps on April 22, 2009.
( More at this link: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/0...0862.shtml )