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After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in the late summer of , the city prepared for war, sending thousands of troops from the 2nd Armored Division and the 1st Cavalry Division to the Middle East. On October 16, , George Hennard murdered 23 people and then committed suicide at the Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen see Luby's shooting. By , the census listed Killeen's population as 86,, and by , it was over ,, making it one of the fastest-growing areas in the nation. Numerous military personnel from Killeen have served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
As of April , more than of its soldiers had died in the two wars. On November 5, , only a few miles from the site of the Luby's massacre, a gunman opened fire on people at the Fort Hood military base with a handgun, killing 13 and wounding Major Nidal Malik Hasan , a career officer and psychiatrist, sustained four gunshot wounds after a brief shootout with a civilian police officer.
He suffered paralysis from the waist down. He was arrested and convicted by a court martial, where he was sentenced to death. In , Killeen got media attention from a new television series called Surprise Homecoming , hosted by Billy Ray Cyrus , about military families who have loved ones returning home from overseas. On April 2, , a second shooting spree occurred at several locations at Fort Hood.
Ivan Lopez, a career soldier, killed three people and wounded 16 others before committing suicide.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of As of the census [3] of , there were , people, 48, households, and 33, families residing in the city. The population density was 2, There were 53, housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was Hispanic or Latino of any race were Among the Hispanic population, 16, There were 48, households, out of which The average household size was 2. In the city, the population was spread out, with The median age was 27 years.
About According to the city's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, [13] the top employers in the city are:. Killeen Mall serves as the city's main shopping destination, [ citation needed ] and one of two regional shopping malls in Bell County. The adoption of the City Charter in established the council-manager form of government under which the City of Killeen still operates today. The mayor is the city's chief elected officer, but he has no administrative power. He does, however, preside over the city's seven-member city council, which sets all policy.
The city elects its mayor and three council members at large, meaning that every registered voter within the city limits may vote for all four positions.
The other four council members represent specific districts of the city and are elected by voters living in their districts. Terms for the mayor and all council members are two years, with a three-consecutive-term limitation for each office. The city holds nonpartisan elections each May. The mayor and the at-large council members are elected in even-numbered years, and the four district council members are elected in odd-numbered years.
KISD has 32 elementary schools PK—5 , 11 middle schools 6—8 , 4 high schools 9—12 , and 5 specialized campuses. CTC offers more than 40 associate degrees and certificates of completion. The university currently offers bachelor's and master's degrees. Killeen's main newspaper is the Killeen Daily Herald , which has been publishing under different formats since Mayborn , whose wife remains its editor and publisher. Army that is editorially independent of the U. The HOP recently [ when? In the metro area's partner city, Temple, there is Amtrak inter-city passenger train service on the Texas Eagle.
The city of Killeen is protected by two municipal civil service departments: the Killeen Police Department and the Killeen Fire Department. The Killeen Police Department has members in its organization with allotted sworn personnel strength. It is responsible for all police functions in Killeen, Texas, covering about Among his top accomplishments since assuming command is a reduction in crime, The Killeen Herald reported.
Challenges for the department include being short-staffed with a near-doubling in calls for service over 15 years, according to a Department of Justice report. Currently the department provides emergency services from 8 fire stations strategically placed throughout the city. In addition to the line companies, the two battalion captains are assisted with EMS supervision by the EMS Lieutenant assigned to each shift. KFD recently relocated Fire Station 1 to a new facility on Westcliff Road to provide improved responses in the northern areas of the city and Fire Station 9 is currently being planned on the southwest area of town to improve protection to the growing population in that area.
In Killeen was ranked the 9th most dangerous city in Texas based on crime data. Violent crimes are the aggregation of the UCR Part 1 crimes of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Non-violent crimes are the aggregation of the crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. Rates are crimes per , population. The Killeen rates are calculated using the estimated population figure of , as provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety. The Luby's massacre was a mass shooting that took place on October 16, , at a Luby's restaurant in Killeen. The perpetrator, George Hennard, drove his pickup truck through the front window of the restaurant, and immediately shot and killed 23 people, and wounded 27 others before fatally shooting himself.
It is the seventh deadliest massacre by a single shooter in U. Killeen is also twinned with San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Unless otherwise prescribed by executive order of the Governor of Texas, all Killeen businesses that provide goods and services to the public must require, at a minimum, that all employees and visitors wear face coverings when at least six feet of separation cannot be maintained. The railroad platted a block town on its land and named it after Frank P. View Singles. It also strongly recommends all businesses that provide goods or services to the public require employees, volunteers and visitors to wear face masks in any situation that will involve coming within six feet of others. Hispanic or Latino of any race were July 2, all people 10 years of age or older must wear a face covering in all public places where six feet of separation cannot be maintained and in all businesses as required.
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Archived from the original on February 12, Central Texas Expressway. When police arrived, they met with the victim who indicated that he had arranged a meeting with a woman through an online dating website. Both were charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. The Killeen Police Department offered these tips regarding meeting strangers for sales and dating:. This warning is not necessarily directed at legitimate dating websites, although common sense and caution should always be exercised when meeting a stranger for the first time, according to KPD.
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