Army Examining Mental Health Of Fort Hood Suspect: Lawyer

The Army intends to perform a mental evaluation of the Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood, according to the suspect’s lawyer.

 KILLEEN, Texas — The Army intends to perform a mental evaluation of the Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood, according to the suspect’s lawyer.

The notice for the exam on Maj. Nidal Hasan was delivered last week to attorney John Galligan, the lawyer said.

Galligan said that it is too early to perform such an exam because his client is still in intensive care; moreover, more charges are expected, authories said.

Fort Hood spokesman Chris Haug told the Associated Press that he had no information about Hasan’s evaluation.

The shooting spree Hasan is accused of carrying out was on Nov. 5 at the Army post near Killeen.