Brother: Shooting suspect is a peaceful person

STERLING, Va. — A brother of the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood says the Army psychiatrist is peaceful person — and hopes he will be treated fairly by the legal system.

Eyad (ee-YAHD') Hasan said in an e-mail statement released Saturday that he hopes authorities will give his family information on Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's condition. He also says he hopes his brother is allowed the right to an attorney when he gains consciousness.

(enlarge photo) This 2000 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when was a medical student at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)

The brother says the Army major is a compassionate person who has never committed an act of violence.

He also says his family is praying for everyone affected by the "horrific events that transpired at Fort Hood."

Thirteen people were killed and 29 others wounded in Thursday's attack.

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