27 wounded still hospitalized Posted On: Friday, Nov. 6 2009 10:34 AM Answers are unfolding into the tragic events that lead to the death of 12 soldiers, 1 civilian and 30 wounded victims.

An early morning press conference at Fort Hood has answered some questions with regard to the mass shooting yesterday that claimed the life of 13 people and wounded 30 others.

Army officials say the suspect, "the lone shooter" for this tragic incident, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, is currently on a ventilator at a nearby civilian hospital and the police officer who gunned him down, Kimberly Munley, a civilian Fort Hood police officer, is in stable condition.

Blood donors are still needed at Scott and White hospital and officials say the 10 wounded that are currently still at that hospital are out of surgery.

Dr. W. Roy Smythe spoke at a press conference this morning, saying that two or three of those wounded in yesterday's tragedy may require further surgery but most injuries were dealt with yesterday.

Smythe said they treated patients with gunshot wounds to the head, neck, chest, stomach and extremities. Some victims, he said, had multiple gunshot wounds.

Smythe said one patient told him he was shocked when a man, "jumped on a desk and started shooting."

Col. Steven Braverman, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center commander, said 90 percent of the families of victims have been notified thus far. All of the wounded are in stable condition.

All victims were sent yesterday to Darnall and three other community hospitals. There were 12 soldiers and one civilian among the casualties.

Braverman said Hasan was a psychiatrist who took care of soldiers with behavioral health problems. "We're not aware of any problems he had at Fort Hood," Braverman said this morning. He had no job performance problems at Darnall that are known at this time, he added.

Hasan had been given orders for to deploy to Afghanistan.

Investigators are at the scene of the incident now, trying to piece together information, including how Hasan got weapons on post -- both were personal weapons.

There are 200 behavioral health specialists on post now from the 85th CSC, Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio and Fort Hood's own 1st Medical Brigade.

AT 11 a.m., Gen. George Casey, chief of staff, and the new secretary of the Army John M. McHugh are expected to be at Fort Hood.

Congressman John Carter, R-Roundrock, is on the way to Fort Hood and is expected to arrive in Killeen by late morning. The Congressman plans to meet with Army officials to be briefed on the latest findings in the shootings investigation, and to determine what steps can be taken to help comfort the wounded and the families of those who lost their lives in yesterday's tragedy.