U.S. Army Lieutenant General Mark Milley (centre, L) and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) (centre, R) speak at a news conference at the entrance to Fort Hood, regarding Wednesday's shooting that occurred on post, in Texas April 3, 2014. REUTERS/Erich Schlegel
FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - The U.S. Army was searching on Friday for a clear motive for the second mass killing in five years at a Texas base, one of the largest in the United States.
Ivan Lopez, the 34-year-old soldier suspected of shooting dead three people and wounding 16 others before turning the gun on himself at Fort Hood on Wednesday afternoon, was battling mental illness, the Army said, but no motive has been given.
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