Fort Hood Shoorting Suspect Will Remain Hospitalized, Paralysis Permanent

A military magistrate has ruled that the Army major accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until trial. For now, that means Maj. Nidal Hasan will stay in a military hospital in San Antonio. Hasan’s civilian attorney says the magistrate also ruled there was probable cause that Hasan committed last month’s shootings.

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Published: November 23, 2009

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A military magistrate has ruled that the Army major accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until trial.

For now, that means Maj. Nidal Hasan will stay in a military hospital in San Antonio. Hasan’s civilian attorney says the magistrate also ruled there was probable cause that Hasan committed last month’s shootings.

Today’s hearing was held in Hasan’s hospital room as he recovers from gunshot wounds received during the Nov. 5 attack. The suspect is in intensive care at Brooke Army Medical Center. His attorney says Hasan has no feeling from the chest down and has limited movement in his arms. He has been told the paralysis is permanent.

The hearing was closed to the media. Officials at Fort Hood have declined to comment.