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Nov 5, 2009 7:51 pm US/Mountain

Texas Shootings Prompt Shock, Grief In Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP/CBS4) ― The community surrounding Colorado's Fort Carson is reacting with shock and grief after the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas.

Brian Binn is a retired Air Force colonel who oversees military affairs for the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce. He says his first reaction was "what a tragedy for the families involved."

Fort Carson 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Officer Lt. Col. Steve Wollman said "Our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to friends, families and comrades of the people who were tragically killed at Ft. Hood this afternoon."

Fort Carson spokeswoman Brandy Gill says the post had no immediate comment about any security precautions.

Fort Carson has wrestled with off-post violence after Iraq war veterans from a single brigade were accused of connections to 11 slayings since 2005. A military study said the psychological trauma of combat in Iraq may have helped drive the violence.

There are no Colorado National Guard soldiers stationed at Fort Hood. Buckley Air Force Base tells CBS4 they have no troops at Fort Hood.

(© 2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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