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| type = Shooting, murder-suicide | fatalities = 2 (including the perpetrator) | timezone = MDT | perp = Jerry Serrato | weapons = .380 SIG Sauer P238 }} The 2015 Fort Bliss shooting occurred on January 6, 2015, when Jerry Serrato, a 48-year-old U.S. Army veteran, fatally shot Dr. Timothy Fjordbak, a mental health doctor, at the Veteran's Affairs clinic located on the grounds of William Beaumont Army Medical Center of Fort Bliss, Texas. No further casualties were reported during the shooting. However, the shooting and the subsequent emergency response resulted in the lock-down of the hospital and two nearby schools for nearly two hours while law enforcement officials worked to resolve the situation. == Background == In the summer 2014, amid the Veterans Affairs scandal, it was reported that Fort Bliss's Veterans Affairs clinic had one of the longest waiting times in the U.S., with an average wait time of 60 days to see a medical professional. During this time, it was noted by Congressman Beto O'Rourke that El Paso's VA clinic had five open spots for mental health professionals that had yet to be filled, despite the fact that Fort Bliss has approximately 40,000 soldiers stationed at the base.〔 In the late summer of 2014, Fort Bliss increased its security detail in response to claims that there was an ISIS presence in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and that they had made unspecified threats against the base. Despite the increased measures taken, two separate installations studies conducted by the Department of Defense found Fort Bliss's installation security to be inadequate. As a result of these studies, then newly named commander Major General Stephen Twitty announced security changes for the post that would go into effect during the latter half of 2014.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2015 Fort Bliss shooting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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