NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
August 22, 2003
Release Number: 03-08-45
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SERVICE MEMBER KILLED IN AL HILLAH
AL HILLAH, Iraq - A U.S. service member on duty with the I Marine Expeditionary Force died after being shot on Aug 21 in Al Hillah by an unidentified gunman.
The service member was a passenger in a sport-utility vehicle that had been slowed by traffic congestion in a crowded area of the city.
According to initial reports, a male approached the vehicle, shot the service member, and ran into a crowded market area nearby.
The service member was taken to the Forward Resuscitation Surgical System at Camp Babylon, where he was pronounced dead.
The service member's name is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin.
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