Camp Liberty killings

The Camp Liberty killings occurred on May 11, 2009, at military counseling clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Sgt. John M. Russell, 44, of the 54th Engineer Battalion based at Warner Barracks in Bamberg, Germany, was taken into custody and charged with five counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault against soldiers—including those from the 55th Medical Company, according to Major General David Perkins (a spokesman for the U.S. Army forces). Russell had been in a fight at the clinic. Officials have said that he was being escorted from the clinic when he allegedly stole a weapon from a fellow soldier, drove back to the clinic, and opened fire. He has been charged with five counts of murder, and one count of aggravated assault. It...