Md. soldier among 5 killed at Army clinic in Baghdad

[JonLP24]

Source: Baltimore Sun

A 19-year-old soldier from the Eastern Shore was among the five people shot to death at a military counseling clinic in Baghdad, family members said Tuesday.

The mother of Michael Edward Yates Jr. said two men from the Army came to her Federalsburg home early Tuesday to say her son was killed.

Shawna Machlinski said Yates had been at the clinic for about five days when the shooting happened.

Machlinski, who last spoke to her son on Mother's Day, said he had talked about the alleged shooter, 44-year-old Sgt. John M. Russell. She said he told her Russell was deeply angry at the military after three tours of duty in Iraq.

"He said, 'Man, this guy's got issues,' " said Machlinski. She said her son wasn't more specific about Russell's problems and that he told her he got along with him.

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