Click here for Mobile Site: http://m.cbs3.com
  • Font Size    

Most Popular Pages

February 2010 Snow Storm
E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

A Glimpse Into Accused Ft. Hood Shooter's Home

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

   Print     Share +    Comments (1)
Nov 12, 2009 12:42 pm US/Eastern

A Glimpse Into Accused Ft. Hood Shooter's Home

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan Apparently Bought Laser Guide For Handgun; Lived Frugally Despite Good Salary

 CBS News Interactive: Guns In America

 CBS News Interactive: Military 101
WASHINGTON (CBS News) ― CBS News got an exclusive look inside the apartment of Maj. Nidal Malik Hassan, the man accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 40 others in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas last week.

Among the items that found was the packaging from a laser guide attachment for a handgun. The product, called LaserMax, still had its $229.99 price tag on the packaging.

Also found at the apartment: Jordanian and Israeli coins, a psychiatry exam, a prayer mat, a rubber stamp of his name, at least three bottles of lotion, perscription drugs, clothing and a full dryer.


Investigators have begun tracking what Hasan did with his money. Although he was a major in the army medical corps with no family to support, he was living like a newly-enlisted private, Martin reports.

According to Army pay charts, a major with Hasan's time in service would make $93,000 a year in base pay and allowances. As a psychiatrist he would have earned specialty pay on top of that. Yet he lived in a $350 a month apartment even though he received $1,100 month in housing allowance.

Judging by the things Hasan gave away shortly before his rampage, he had few worldly possessions. One possible explanation: members of a mosque where he worshipped said he was a very generous man who helped others pay their utility bills, Martin reports.

(© MMX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

Add Comment

here. here. Need a log in? Register here
  •  * Will not be displayed with comment
  •  * e.g. (http://www.mywebsite.com)
  •  
  • Click here to refresh with new letters

Show Comments (1)

Close Window Login


Close Window Flag Comment


loading...
You need the latest Flash player to view video content.
Click here to download.

Click here to bypass this detection if you already have the latest Flash Player.

Top Stories

Top News Stories

© MMX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.