Nate Hull thought it was a joke at first when he learned the news that his brother, Pvt. Najee Hull had been shot at Fort Food.
Pvt. Hull was the first soldier shot during Thursday's mass shooting at Fort Hood. He was shot three times.
Nate Hull said he could not be more grateful that his brother came out alive.
"It's nothing but the grace of God. He was the first one to get shot and he got shot three times, so we just thank God he got out of there and got him here safely," Hull said.
Hull recounted his brother's story as he remembered it being told.
"He was getting trained to go out to Afghanistan, so he was in this little building, this confined space, nobody was armed and he was just standing there, he was the last person in line, so he walked through the door and the guy came through the door," Hull said.
Hull said when the shooter came through the door he shot his brother in the leg.
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"He fell to the ground and the guy reloaded two more clips and shot him in the back while he was crawling on the floor," Hull said.
He then said his brother mustered up the strength to hop in a truck, after which point he was taken by helicopter to Scott & White in Temple.
Hull said it has been difficult to sleep these past 36 hours. He has been focused on comforting his mother, who can't stop crying.
Hull said his brother is doing fine, but he slips in and out of consciousness because he is heavily sedated.
"Everybody's calling trying to see how everything is with him. It's just been terrible. I have to hold my mother at night, we're the only two here," Hull said.
That support being extended from Texas is appreciated by family members like Hull, who is from Illinois.
"The lieutenant is standing by his side nonstop. They've all been in and out. You know everyone in Texas has been nice as well. Everyone is saying they're praying for us and we appreciate that," Hull said.
Both Hull and his mother continue to stay by his brother's side.
