Sgt. John Russell was asked to seek help
(NEWSER) - The US Army today identified Sgt. John Russell as the man being held in the shooting deaths of five soldier at a stress clinic on a US base in Baghdad yesterday, CNN reports, as details of the assault emerged. Commanders had asked Russell, a 44-year-old Texan on his third tour in Iraq, to seek counseling and took the rare step of confiscating his weapon, the Washington Post adds. Russell was escorted to the clinic, but on arrival got into a verbal altercation with staff and was told to leave. More»
