update on the camp liberty shooting

a tiny bit more information has come out

my posting from yesterday is here


Soldier kills at least 4 in clinic shooting
By Michelle Tan - Staff writer

An American soldier got into a verbal altercation with staff at a combat stress clinic on Camp Liberty, Iraq, returned to the clinic and shot five people Monday, killing at least four soldiers, said an Army official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The soldier, whose identity had not been released Monday evening, was in custody, officials said.

The Associated Press reported late Monday that the accused shooter was a sergeant.

The shooting occurred at Camp Liberty, a large U.S. base on the western edge of Baghdad near the city’s international airport.

According to the Army official, details of the incident continue to emerge as investigators continue their work, but preliminary reports show the soldier was was being escorted to the clinic, for reasons not yet explained. Once inside, he got into a verbal altercation with the staff and was asked to leave. The soldier and his escort got back into their vehicle and began to drive away, according to the Army official.

At some point during the drive, the soldier got control of his escort’s weapon and ordered the escort out of the vehicle, the Army official said. The soldier then drove back to the clinic, walked in and began shooting, the official said.

Army reports show five people were shot; four of them, all soldiers, were killed. Their identities have yet to be released, pending notification of their families............