Soldier convicted of lesser charge in death of Iraqi

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

updated 58 minutes ago

Soldier convicted of lesser charge in death of Iraqi

WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii (AP) -- A soldier who had
been charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed
Iraqi was convicted by a military jury Wednesday of aggravated
assault.

Spc. Christopher Shore, based in Hawaii, had insisted that his
platoon leader ordered him to kill the Iraqi man on June 23
near Kirkuk and that he intentionally fired to miss.

Aggravated assault carries a maximum of eight years in prison,
a dishonorable discharge and a drop to the Army's lowest pay
grade.

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Shore, of Winder, Georgia, said he fired at the man after
platoon leader Sgt. 1st Class Trey Corrales of San Antonio
ordered him to finish off the Iraqi, suspected of firing at
a U.S. helicopter.

Corrales, charged with premeditated murder, is to go on
trial April 22.

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