Fort Hood

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Pfc. Nasser Jason Abdo, after raising suspicions at a Killeen, Texas, gun shop where he purchased six pounds of gunpowder and several boxes of shotgun shells, was in police custody in Killeen on Thursday, accused of plotting to kill fellow soldiers in a frightening reprise of the November 2009 massacre at Fort Hood.

Abdo, 21, who grew up in Garland outside of Dallas, was close to pulling off a "terror plot" in which the intended target was troops based at Fort Hood, said Killeen Police Chief Dennis Baldwin.

FORT HOOD, Texas -- A hearing to determine if an Army psychiatrist should stand trial in the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military base has ended with defense lawyers presenting no evidence.

After a three-week break, accused gunman Maj. Nidal Hasan was back in court Monday at Fort Hood to resume his Article 32 hearing. His lawyers chose to call no witnesses at the military court proceeding.

FORT HOOD, Texas -- The 6-foot-tall block of granite is etched with 13 names, each a victim in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood one year ago.

"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal -- Love leaves a memory no one can steal" is engraved at the top of the rectangular marker that will be unveiled near other post memorials on Friday, the one-year anniversary of the shooting. Until now, the only outward reminders of the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military base have been several wreaths and crosses along the fence built around the now-shuttered building where it happened.