The US Army today added 32 charges of attempted premeditated murder to its case against accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, who already faces a military trial on 13 counts of premeditated murder.
The new charges stem from alleged attacks on 30 soldiers and two civilian police officers during the November 5th rampage at the Texas Army base, according to a news release from Fort Hood.
Authorities continue to investigate the shootings and additional charges are possible, the release said.
Mr Hasan (39) an Army psychiatrist, could face the death penalty if convicted.
The Pentagon, Congress and the White House have announced probes of whether the military and intelligence officials missed warning signs about Mr Hasan or failed to share information before the shootings.
Intelligence agencies intercepted e-mails between Mr Hasan and Anwar al-Awlaki, a Muslim religious leader in Yemen known for his anti-American views.
A terrorism task force, after looking into the e-mails, concluded that the communications appeared related to a research project and that Mr Hasan didn't pose a threat.
Bloomberg