November 6, 2009 Army secretary: Thoughts, prayers with Fort Hood victims, families Play video

(NECN: Fort Hood, TX) - John McHugh, the Secretary of the U.S. Army, held a news conference this afternoon to update the public on the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage.

Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan is the suspect in the shooting that killed 13 people and wounded 30 others on Thursday.

"Our thoughts and prayers are particularly with those families of the fallen," said McHugh.

General George Casey, Army Chief of Staff, says "we are an Army that draws strength from diversity."

Casey has asked Army leaders across the country to review force protection measures.