Four people, including the gunman, were killed and 16 others injured in a shooting at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas Wednesday evening. Fort Hood officials said the gunman was a soldier who had been receiving mental health treatment and that he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Major Nidal Hasan was convicted on Friday of the premeditated murder of 13 people at the Fort Hood Army base in November 2009. As a result, he may be executed for his crimes.
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shootings, could forcibly be made to shave his beard. In November of 2009, Major Hasan allegedly opened fire at Fort Hood's Soldier Readiness Center and now stands accused of killing 13 soldiers and injuring 32 more in what is the largest shooting on an U.S. Army instillation.