Associated Press
November 5, 2009
 
WASHINGTON -- A training director at Walter Reed Medical Center says the man suspected of a shooting rampage that left 12 dead at Fort Hood, Texas, had some "difficulties" while he was an intern.
 
Dr. Thomas Grieger says Nidal Malik Hasan required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients, but he didn't offer details of the issues.
 
He described Hasan as a "mostly very quiet" person who never spoke ill of the military or his country. He was at the center pursuing his career in psychiatry.
 
Law enforcement officials say he came to their attention at least six months ago because of Internet postings about suicide bombings, although it's not certain that Hasan is the author.
 
A fellow officer told Fox News Hasan fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars.
 
Military officials say the 39-year-old Army major was shot four times during today's rampage and is on a ventilator and unconscious.
 
 
Meanwhile, the office of a Texas congressman says two soldiers who were taken into custody following the rampage at have been released.
 
A spokesman for Rep. John Carter says Fort Hood officials informed Carter's office of the release. Carter's congressional district includes the Army post.
 
Fort Hood spokesman Christopher Haug said a third person was in custody, however.
 
The suspected shooter is Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a mental health doctor. It was unclear what the motive was, though it appeared Hasan he was upset about a scheduled deployment. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says military officials told her the Army major was about to deployed overseas.
 
Retired Army Col. Terry Lee told Fox News that he worked with Hasan, who had hoped President Barack Obama would pull troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq. Lee said Hasan got into frequent arguments about the wars, and had tried hard to prevent his pending deployment.
 
Military officials say Hasan, a psychiatrist, had received a poor performance evaluation while at working at the Army's Walter Reed hospital in Washington.