soldiers and wounded 16, before turning the gun on himself. there was injuries to the spine, the neck, chest wounds, abdominal wounds. reporter: among them, major patrick miller and sergeant keisha fountain, who tried to talk to the shooter but was shot in the stomach. among this are stories of true heroism, including that of a female police officer who confronted the shooter directly. there is some good news. so far five of those injured soldiers have been released from the hospital. thank you. be sure to stay with abc news for the very latest on the investigation and the victims. we will take you live to ft. hood on america this morning and good morning america. despite all the attention on the latest shoot agent ft. hood, top senate democrats say they don t have enough votes to extend background votes on gun buyers. right now background checks are required for sales by federally licensed gun dealers.
soldiers and wounded 16, before turning the gun on himself. there was injuries to the spine, the neck, chest wounds, abdominal wounds. reporter: among them, major patrick miller and sergeant keisha fountain, who tried to talk to the shooter but was shot in the stomach. emerging from this tragedy are stories of true heroism, including that of a female military police officer who confronted the shooter directly. and there is some good news. so far five of those soldiers who were injured have been released from the hospital. john and diana? thank you. be sure to stay with abc news for the very latest on the investigation and the victims. we will take you live to ft. hood on america this morning and good morning america. despite all the attention on the latest shooting at ft. hood, top senate democrats say they still don t have enough votes to extend backgrounds checks on gun buyers. right now background checks are required for sales only by federally licensed gun dealers. it w
i said, well, what happens when you have ptsd? he said, i just shut down. sometimes i shut down. ivan lopez grew up in a small town in puerto rico, where he joined the national guard when he was just 19, he later signed up for the army in texas. officials say he was being evaluated for ptsd and treated for depression, but friends say, or describe him as pretty much like the guy next door. very good person. laughing all the time. never thought something like this could happen. you never are going to think that your best friend is going to be involved in something like that. we re also learning more about the victims. among those killed, 37-year-old sergeant timothy owens, a counselor and a ten-year army veteran. he just remarried last august. he had two teenaged children. among those injured, 32-year-old iraq war vet major patrick miller. also injured, keisha fountain. we re learning more about the