U.S. Soldier Kills Self in Police Standoff
EL PASO, TX – A U.S. Army soldier has died after shooting himself in the chest during a standoff with local police.
Spc. Robert Nichols shot himself Monday night, El Paso police spokesman Mike Baranyay said. The 24-year-old soldier was taken to William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort Bliss where he later died.
Baranyay said police went to Nichols’ northeast El Paso home after getting a call about a suicide in progress. After officers heard several gunshots from inside the home, Nichols came out and later shot himself as police looked on.
A Fort Bliss statement issued Tuesday says he was a Phoenix native assigned to the Battery A, 2nd Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Regiment, 112th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command at Fort Bliss.
Spc. Robert Nichols shot himself Monday night, El Paso police spokesman Mike Baranyay said. The 24-year-old soldier was taken to William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort Bliss where he later died.
Baranyay said police went to Nichols’ northeast El Paso home after getting a call about a suicide in progress. After officers heard several gunshots from inside the home, Nichols came out and later shot himself as police looked on.
A Fort Bliss statement issued Tuesday says he was a Phoenix native assigned to the Battery A, 2nd Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Regiment, 112th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command at Fort Bliss.
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