Pvt . Joseph Foster was doing paperwork when he heard a shout , then gunfire . Cone said Monday that he has instructed commanders at Fort Hood to `` immediately take a hard look and make sure if there 's anybody out there struggling [ that ] we 're going to address their issues . '' Shooter `` stood up and yelled 'Allahu akbar ' in Arabic and he opened fire , '' he says . He says he was too consumed by adrenaline to think about being shot in the hip . The shooter fled into an alley behind his home where he fired at least 10 shots before fleeing, according to police reports.
Pvt . Joseph Foster was doing paperwork when he heard a shout , then gunfire . Shooter `` stood up and yelled 'Allahu akbar ' in Arabic and he opened fire , '' he says . He says he was too consumed by adrenaline to think about being shot in the hip . The shooter fled into an alley behind his home where he fired at least 10 shots before fleeing, according to police reports.