2014 Fort Hood shooting

A shooting at the Fort Hood military base on April 2, 2014, killed four people, including the gunman. Sixteen additional people were injured. The shooter, 34-year-old Ivan Lopez, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Details
The Bell County Sheriff's Office dispatched deputies and troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety to the nearby post after receiving reports of an "active shooter", sheriff's Lt. Donnie Adams said. FBI spokeswoman Michelle Lee said its agents were also headed to the scene.

The base confirmed the shooting in a brief statement posted online on April 2, 2014. On its Twitter feed and Facebook page, Fort Hood officials ordered everyone on base to "shelter in place" during the shooting.

The injured victims were taken to Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center.

Reacting to the incident, President Barack Obama said that he was left "heartbroken" and assured that the events would be investigated. The base was previously the scene of a mass shooting in 2009, in which 13 people were killed and more than 30 wounded.

Shooter
The shooter was 34-year-old Ivan Lopez, an Iraq War veteran. Lopez was a specialist assigned to the 13th Sustainment Command, a logistics and support unit at Fort Hood. During a press conference on April 2, 2014, Fort Hood Commander Mark A. Milley stated that Lopez died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Lopez was undergoing psychiatric treatment for depression and anxiety.