▁Bom ber , ▁and ▁N idal ▁Mal ik ▁Has an , ▁the ▁Fort ▁H ood ▁shoot er , ▁according ▁to ▁officials ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Y emen . ▁He ▁hoped ▁al - A w la ki ▁would ▁become ▁his ▁al ▁Q a eda ▁ment or , ▁according ▁to ▁senior ▁U . S . ▁security ▁officials . ▁ ▁Initial ▁det ention ▁Mo ble y ▁was ▁det ained ▁in ▁early ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁S ana ' a , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Y emen , ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁sus pected ▁al - Q a eda ▁and ▁al - Sh ab ab ▁affili ated ▁milit ants ; ▁one ▁sus pected ▁milit ant ▁was ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁ra id ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁arr ests . ▁On ▁T ues day , ▁March ▁ 3 ▁( three ▁days ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁shooting ), ▁Y em eni ▁security ▁forces ▁arrested ▁ 1 1 ▁members ▁of ▁al - Q a eda ▁during ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁a ▁location ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁that ▁cell ▁in ▁the ▁S aw ad ▁Hans h ▁area ▁of ▁S ana ' a . ▁A ▁Y em eni ▁source ▁reported ▁that ▁following ▁a ▁thorough ▁investigation ▁and ▁surve ill ance , ▁Y em eni ▁security ▁forces ▁ra ided ▁a ▁residence ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁wanted ▁milit ants . ▁During ▁the ▁ra id , ▁the ▁suspect ' s ▁father ▁opened ▁fire ▁on ▁the ▁security ▁forces ▁hitting ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁officers . ▁The ▁suspect ' s ▁father ▁was ▁killed