LOS ANGELES: A soldier with “mental health issues” killed three people and wounded 16 before turning the gun on himself on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) at Fort Hood, the US military base devastated by a deadly 2009 shooting rampage.

Base commander Lieutenant General Mark Milley said the gunman, who served in Iraq in 2011, was being treated for depression and anxiety, and being checked for possible Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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