Update: US Soldier charged in Vinson death.
Tragically, a US Soldier has shot and killed a KBR employee at Camp Speicher in Iraq on September 13, 2009. Reportedly, the soldier has been taken into custody. This is all I am going to publish for now until KBR and the DoD make their official announcements.
My most heartfelt condolences to the family of both the soldier and the victim.
I am not going to open this post up for comments at this time. If you have information you would like to relay, click HERE.
I will blog more about this when more official information becomes available.
Ms Sparky
UPDATE: This article from the Associated Press Baghdad just came out at 9:03am PST; Sept 13, 2009
Civilian contractor shot dead on US base in Iraq
(AP) – BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says a civilian contractor has been shot and killed on an American base in Iraq.
In a statement, the military said the contractor was shot at Camp Speicher near the Iraqi city of Tikrit at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
The military said the name of the contractor is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The incident is under investigation, and the military did not immediately respond to an e-mail request for more details. (click HERE for the original article)
UPDATE: This article from the Associated Press Baghdad just came out at 9:35am PST; Sept 13, 2009
Civilian contractor shot dead on US base in Iraq
(AP) – BAGHDAD — A civilian contractor was shot and killed Sunday on an American military base in the Iraqi city of Tikrit and a soldier has been detained, the U.S. military said.
The contractor, whose name was being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was shot at 8:30 a.m. at Camp Speicher, the military said in a statement.
Maj. Derrick Cheng, a public affairs officer, said he could not divulge the name of the contractor’s company or any other details about him.
He did say, however, that a soldier had been detained in the incident.
“We offer our sincere condolences to the family of the individual,” he said.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing, Cheng said.
The U.S. military makes wide use of contractors in Iraq for security, technical support and supply functions.
As of June 30, 1,395 civilian employees of U.S. government contractors had been killed in Iraq, according to an AP count. (click HERE for the original article)
UPDATE: This article from the Associated Press Baghdad just came out.
Click HERE for the latest article on this tragedy. Now that the victims name has been released, I will open this post up for comments. Please keep them respectful on all levels.
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I am getting much communication about two additional soldiers who MAY have been victims in this tragedy. This is certainly just rumor at this point because the DoD flatly denies any additional victims.
I would like to hear it from someone who is at Speicher. Also, can someone tell me the name of the soldier and the Unit the soldier belonged to who shot Lucas.
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“Also, can someone tell me the name of the soldier and the Unit the soldier belonged to who shot Lucas.”
I was just wondering what that information would be used for or why it would be important?
Ms Sparky’s Response:
The question was asked before it was published yesterday. A Congressional Investigator wanted the information before the US Army had released it. It was not for publishing before the Army’s press release.
It was a KBR bus driver who was shot, the soldier apparently had lost his 1st cousin and a friend about 4 days prior. His head was not right and he was trying to take a KBR bus to get someplace on the camp, not sure the details but the driver would not let him on for some reason. He was shot for that reason.
Ms Sparky’s Response:
It has been confirmed that Lucas Trent Vinson was shot, but he was not a bus driver. Was there someone else shot?
intheknow doesn’t have any idea what they’re talking about. Lucas was not a bus driver and was in an SUV, not a bus. Lucas said he could not drive the soldier anywhere but tried to give him the keys, whereupon he was shot.