![]() |
Death toll from Fort Hood shootings stands at 13 but could rise
06:01 PM CST on Saturday, November 7, 2009
TEMPLE, Texas – The toll from the shooting rampage at Fort Hood stood at 13 dead and 30 injured late Friday, but the chairman of surgery at the hospital treating 10 of the survivors warned that some were still at risk of dying.
Chat replay: Live coverage, reader comments on Fort Hood memorial service
Victim profiles | Leave condolences
Fort Hood captain: Hasan wanted patients to face war crimes charges
Military planning policy review
Civilian killed in Fort Hood shootings gets full salute
Separate services commemorate disparate lives taken in Fort Hood shootings
Obama demands accountability if danger signs missed
Lawyer: Fort Hood shooting suspect paralyzed
Fort Hood shooting suspect faces 13 murder charges
Suspect may have wired money to Pakistan
Packaging for pistol sight among items found in Fort Hood shooter's apartment
Imam with ties to Fort Hood suspect had been arrested in Yemen
U.S. knew of suspect's ties to extremist
Reports on Fort Hood shootings from around the Web
Interactive graphic: Details emerge
First responders speak: Sgt. Andrew Hagerman | Col. Kimberly Kesling | Capt. Reis Ritz
Photos: Thursday | Friday | Sunday | Hasan's apartment
Twitter updates: Killeen Daily Herald | Austin American-Statesman | Army
Dr. W. Roy Smythe of Scott & White Memorial Hospital said some of the wounded had "extremely serious injuries" and that several were at "significant risk" of losing their lives.
"Not everyone is out of the woods," Smythe said. "We would hope that all would survive, but it's too early to tell."
During a news briefing Friday, he said six remained in intensive care, and at least two faced additional surgeries.
Some victims were shot multiple times. Most of the patients were unconscious or using breathing tubes when they arrived at Scott & White.
Smythe was in his office Thursday afternoon when an alert sounded to mobilize the trauma team at the hospital, the only Level 1 trauma center between Austin and Dallas.
With the shooting victims arriving quickly, surgeons worked in up to a half-dozen operating rooms.
The Army hasn't released the names of shooting victims yet, but the families of 11 of those killed have identified their loved ones.
Staff writers Dave Tarrant and Michael E. Young, wire reports
Most Viewed Stories
Below is a list of the most popular stories read by our subscribers this week.
Rodeo transportation, what are your options?
Austin area family preparing for quints' arrival
Teens get reality check in Shattered Dreams events
'Bodies ... The Exhibition' comes to Dallas' West End in November





