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Congress puts Fort Hood shooting probe on hold

The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday suspended its investigation of the Nov. 5 shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, until the Department of Defense had finished its investigation.

DoD requested that Congress wait until its review had been complete before calling DoD witnesses to testify in public hearings, according to a release from committee chairman Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo.

“While the House Armed Services committee will continue to assert its oversight role by seeking information from the administration that will not impact the ongoing criminal investigation,” he wrote, “I intend to refrain from scheduling public hearings until after the DoD review is complete.”

The shootings left 13 soldiers dead and injured at least 30 others. Maj. Nidal Hassan, the accused shooter, was critically wounded by police and had been in intensive care until Wednesday. Doctors said he had been permanently paralyzed.

Hood coverage

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• 13 premeditated murder charges for Hasan

• President Obama’s remarks at Hood memorial

• Hospital: Hood shooting suspect awake, talking

• Chaplain asks for prayers for accused shooter

• Casey cautions on backlash against Muslims

• Suspect off ventilator, breathing on own

• Obama praises those who stopped shooter

• Cleric: ‘Something wrong’ with Hasan

• Work deeply affect Hood suspect, uncle says

• George, Laura Bush visit wounded Hood soldiers

• Hood community gathers to mourn victims

• Suspect in Hood shootings remains in coma

• Soldiers say carnage could have been worse

• Shooting suspect said goodbyes before attack

• Suspect was to deploy to Afghanistan

• Online support follows Hood shootings

• Tragedy assistance group was at Hood during shootings

• Muslim group condemns Hood shootings

• Shooting suspect was set to deploy

• Hasan among May 2009 officer promotions