Shooting at Fort Bliss Army Base

**vector7** · September 20th, 2010, 23:27

Shooting at Fort Bliss Army Base

Published September 20, 2010 | FoxNews.com

A shooting at Fort Bliss Army base in Texas forcing the area into lockdown Monday afternoon, U.S. Army officials confirmed to Fox News.

One person was shot, said Major Myles Caggins, an Army spokesman on base. He did not provide the condition of the victim.

Officials said shots were fired inside Shopette, a convenience store on the base. Officials are sealing off the area and closing the gates at Fort Bliss.

Details about the identity of the shooter or about possible casualties are still unclear.

A press conference is expected to begin shortly.

**vector7** · September 20th, 2010, 23:28

Ft. Bliss Shooting Timeline

5:45 p.m. KFOX building a condolence page for Gerald Smith's friends and family.
4:10 p.m. KFOX slideshows and raw video being loaded onto web site. Go to kfoxtv.com to see.
4:00 p.m. Arleene Barrios will cover the nuts and bolts of what happened today on KFOX News at Six.
3:47 p.m. Gerald Smith was a Chapin Senior and would have graduated in June.
3:46 p.m. Gerald Smith wore #15 on the football field. Played Huskie football last fall.
3:45 p.m. Victim is 18-year-old Ezra Gerald Smith. Friends called him Gerald.
3:30 p.m. Monica Balderrama at Chapin talking to students who knew the victim.
1:50 p.m. Maj. Gen. Bromberg says more information will be released this afternoon.
3:27 p.m. KFOX is working on bringing you Team Coverage of the events that happened Friday morning at Ft. Bliss. Be sure to watch KFOX News at Six and KFOX News at Nine
2:06 p.m. JUST CONFIRMED: Victim in Fort Bliss shooting was a Chapin High School student. EPISD just called.
1:56 p.m. Post policy: a soldier's weapon must be registered with the post. Major says investigation is ongoing into whether the suspect did that.
1:47 p.m. Special Report starting on KFOX . 1:23 p.m. The podium at the press conference is empty. KFOX crews are in place to go live. Fort Bliss is not ready.
1:12 p.m. KFOX Crews are standing by for the press conference to begin at any time.
12:53 p.m. KFOX has called Jean Offut to give the media better access for the public's right to know what happened at our military installation.
12:52 p.m. Ft. Bliss officials are telling our live crews they need to park 4 blocks away from the press confrence. KFOX Team is working on a plan to bring live coverage of the press conference at 1:00 p.m.
12:26 p.m. Monica and Arleene are both seting up at the press conference at Ft. Bliss
12:04 p.m. KFOX reporter Monica Balderrama will be live at the Ft. Bliss conference
12:03 p.m. Ft. Bliss confirms that they will be holding a press conference on post.
12:00 p.m. Live cut-in on the air
11:50 a.m. KFOX Anchor Hema Mullur is getting ready to do a live cut-in on air. Hema will be talking to KFOX reporters Arleene Barrios and Monica Balderrama who are at Ft.Bliss
11:30 a.m. KFOX Photog Joe Najera sent KFOX video from the scene.
11:26 a.m. CONFIRMED!! Fort Bliss Shooting involves two victims, one shooter.
11:25 a.m. Getting reports that Milam Elementary School near Fort Bliss incident is now on a lockdown. Working to confirm. School is on Biggs property.
11:21 a.m. Expect KFOX team coverage on this. Rudy, our photographer in the field, says he is the only TV journalist out there.
11:15 a.m. Deisions being made on which reporters to send to the scene to cover this Fort Bliss story.
11:12 a.m. Newsroom phones are non-stop with people calling to find out what has happened or to tell us what they can see now.
11:00 a.m. Eyewitness call: the incident involves three men, two are down.
10:58 a.m. KFOX viewers calling to say the Fort Bliss incident is the result of a shooting and a man has barricaded himself inside a home.
10:54 a.m. KFOX photographer Rudy Reyes on the scene. Says MP's are blocking Leo Street across from Chapin HS. Have escorted one car away. Shooter is apparently in custody. No details on who they are or if they are in the military.
10:50 a.m. Press release from Fort Bliss just emailed in.
10:15 a.m. Pictures from the scene of the shooting now coming in.
10:13 a.m. Since Fort Bliss is federal property, the FBI has now stepped in to help investigate Friday's shooting.
10:11 a.m. KFOX team decides we will carry the Fort Bliss press conference live
10:11 a.m. Fort Bliss Shooting web story is updated
10:05 a.m. Housing unit is officially known as Lindquist Housing on Ft. Bliss.
10:02 a.m. Milam Elementary School not on lockdown.
10:00 a.m. Arleene Barrios is walking out the door to cover the Fort Bliss shooting.
9:52 a.m. Ft. Bliss spokeswoman Jean Offut says two people were shot. Unknown if this is a domestic crime. Conditions of victims unknown.
9:51 a.m. CONFIRMED!! Fort Bliss Shooting involves two victims, one shooter. Press conference at 1pm.
9:50 a.m. Getting reports that Milam Elementary School near Fort Bliss incident is now on a lockdown. Working to confirm. School is on Biggs property.
9:48 a.m. Expect KFOX team coverage on this. Rudy, our photographer in the field, says he is the only TV journalist out there.
9:45 a.m. Decisions being made now on which reporter to send to the scene to cover this Fort Bliss story.
9:45 a.m. Newsroom phones are non-stop with people calling to find out what has happened or to tell us what they can see now.
9:40 a.m. We are expecting photos of the scene from our photographer any moment now.
9:20 a.m. KFOX web story is up on kfoxtv.com
9:20 a.m. If the shooting information is correct (again no confirmation from Fort Bliss) that's two shootings in 20 days on post.
9:07 a.m. Eyewitness call: the incident involves three men, two are down.
9:05 a.m. KFOX viewers calling to say the Fort Bliss incident is the result of a shooting and a man has barricaded himself inside a home.
9:01 a.m. KFOX photographer Rudy Reyes on the scene. Says MP's are blocking Leo Street across from Chapin HS. Have escorted one car away.
9:00 a.m. Possible Shooting at Fort Bliss housing unit; no details from the post but officials confirm some kind of incident

**vector7** · September 20th, 2010, 23:30

2 dead in shooting at Army base in Texas

Shooting was at a small grocery store on Fort Bliss

updated 2 hours 20 minutes ago

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.

Simonelli said the area was roped off for an FBI investigation, but the sprawling facility next to El Paso was never under lockdown.

Simonelli says the shooting was reported about 3 p.m. local time and authorities responded in about three minutes.

**vector7** · September 20th, 2010, 23:32

Fort Bliss Shooting Sept. 20: Possible Murder Suicide

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by Amy Judd | September 20, 2010 at 03:34 pm

The Gates at Fort Bliss in Texas Are Being Closed As the Fort Goes on Lockdown After a Shooting Monday Afternoon

Unconfirmed reports state that the shooting may have been a murder-suicide inside a Burger King on the base, but it is not known at this time what the motive for the shooting was or if any military personnel were involved. Other reports state that the shooting occurred inside a mini-mart called Shopette on Cassidy Road.

The El Paso Times is reporting that one person was shot on the base.

Spokesperson Dieter Jester did confirm that there was a 'weapons discharge' at Fort Bliss.

A press conference is expected to be held soon.

It is unclear if anyone has been killed at this time.

Fort Bliss is a United States Army Post in New Mexico and Texas and is the second largest military installation behind White Sands Missile Range.

**vector7** · September 21st, 2010, 09:23

ALERT! SHOOTING FORT BLISS; People Reported Dead…

September 20, 2010 by Roberto Santiago
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Another Shooting...

SHOOTING AT FORT BLISS Army Base. Again!

H/T Bare Naked Islam

A shooting at Fort Bliss Army base in Texas forcing the area into lockdown Monday afternoon, U.S. Army officials confirmed to Fox News.

Officials said shots were fired inside Shopette, a convenience store on the base. Officials are sealing off the area and closing the gates at Fort Bliss.
Details about the identity of the shooter or about possible casualties are still unclear. Will update when received.

Updated September 21, 2010 @ 02:00 EST

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FBI STILL NOT RELEASING DETAILS ON VICTIMS OR SHOOTER
FOX NEWS The victims were taken to nearby William Beaumont Army Medical Center, said post spokesman Dieter Jester. Hospital officials declined to comment on the victims’ conditions, referring questions to the FBI. An FBI spokesman said the agency wasn’t releasing any details.
The victims were employees at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, El Paso Mayor John Cook told the El Paso Times. The service runs merchandise operations for the military, including fast-food restaurants and convenience stores, according to the service’s website.

ONE DEAD, TWO INJURED
LINK According to the Fort Bliss base spokesman injured victims of the Fort Bliss shooting, women, and the dead is a man.Previous reports were suggesting that Fort Bliss is shooting a report on the murder or suicide, but new reports suggest that the reality is something else. The Fort Bliss is taking the first Panzer Division in the U.S. Army.
According to investigators, responsible for the shooting was a man who began shooting at two men in the shop. Law Enforcement responded and killed the person believed to be the shooter. Guards told the 60-year-old man to get their weapons. Police officers, killing the alleged gunman replied within 3:57 minutes, because their offices are very close to the bottom the shopping area. The base is home of the first armored div. President Obama visited last month to meet troops and marks the end of official combat in Iraq.

Officers kill armed man at Army base in Texas
MSNBC EL PASO, Texas — The Fort Bliss commander says two people were shot at a small grocery store before the gunman was killed on the West Texas Army post.
A 60-year-old civilian was shot and killed by security guards, Army officials told NBC News.
According to the officials, after shooting the two women at a “shoppette” a convenience store in a small shopping center, Army civilian security guards ordered the suspect to put down his weapon. The suspect apparently refused and got into a car when the guards shot and killed him.

TWO DEAD IN FORT BLISS SHOOTING
ARMY TIMES EL PASO, Texas — 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.
Simonelli said the area was roped off for an FBI investigation, but the sprawling facility next to El Paso was never under lockdown.

(CNN) — The FBI is on its way to Fort Bliss in west Texas to investigate a shooting at a convenience store on the base that left a man dead and two women wounded, according to base spokesman Dieter Jester.
The man, who authorities say shot the females, was shot and killed by law enforcement officers on the base.
It’s unclear what may have been the motive for the shooting or even if the man or his victims are in the military, or are civilians.

**vector7** · September 21st, 2010, 09:25

2 shot, gunman killed at Army base in Texas

Assailant was 60-year-old man, NBC News reports

EL PASO, Texas — The Fort Bliss commander says two people were shot at a small grocery store before the gunman was killed on the West Texas Army post.

A 60-year-old civilian was shot and killed by security guards, Army officials told NBC News.

According to the officials, after shooting the two women at a "shoppette" a convenience store in a small shopping center, Army civilian security guards ordered the suspect to put down his weapon. The suspect apparently refused and got into a car when the guards shot and killed him.

The motive for the shooting was unclear.

Col. Joseph A. Simonelli Jr. declined to reveal the conditions of the victims or discuss other details of the Monday afternoon shooting.

Simonelli said the area was roped off for an FBI investigation, but the sprawling facility next to El Paso was never under lockdown.

**vector7** · September 21st, 2010, 09:33

Fort Bliss Shooting at Army base in Texas

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EL PASO, Texas — The Fort Bliss commander says two people were shot at a small grocery store before the gunman was killed on the West Texas Army post.
A 60-year-old civilian was shot and killed by security guards, Army officials told NBC News.

According to the officials, after shooting the two women at a “shoppette” a convenience store in a small shopping center, Army civilian security guards ordered the suspect to put down his weapon. The suspect apparently refused and got into a car when the guards shot and killed him.

The motive for the shooting was unclear.

Col. Joseph A. Simonelli Jr. declined to reveal the conditions of the victims or discuss other details of the Monday afternoon shooting.

According to investigators an anonymous man started firing on the two women out of the blue and then tried to escape the Fort Blisss shooting scene when then law enforcement personnel shot him dead. The law enforcers reached the site of the Fort Bliss shooting in around three to four minutes, reports confirmed.

The objective behind the Fort Bliss shooting is yet to be discovered.

Reports suggest that the victims of the Fort Bliss shooting also remain unidentified, but they could possibly be civilians.

Meanwhile the FBI officers are reported to have reached and started investigation of the Fort Bliss shooting.

The victims were employees at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, El Paso Mayor John Cook told the El Paso Times. The service runs merchandise operations for the military, including fast-food restaurants and convenience stores, according to the service’s website.