Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Fort Hood sees rash of suicides

FORT HOOD, Texas – The apparent murder-suicide of a soldier and his wife is among a rash of suspected suicides in recent days at Fort Hood, Army officials said Tuesday. So far this year, 14 confirmed suicides and six more suspected suicides have been reported among soldiers stationed at Fort Hood, according to figures released by the Army Suicide Prevention Task Force. The Army reported 11 suicides of Fort Hood soldiers in 2009, down from the previous record of 14 in 2008.

The AP reports: http://dallasne.ws/cuTc8t

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