Fort Bragg soldier who shot commander dies
Lt. Col. Roy L. Tisdale, commander of
the 525th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 525th Battlefield
Surveillance Brigade at Fort Bragg, N.C., was allegedly shot by a member
of his battalion around 3:30 p.m., June 28.
Col. Kevin Arata, a Fort Bragg spokesman, identified the soldier as Spc. Ricky G. Elder, 27, of Hutchinson, Kan. Elder died Saturday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, a nursing supervisor said.
Elder is accused of fatally shooting his battalion commander, Lt. Col. Roy L. Tisdale, during a safety briefing Thursday.
A third soldier, 22-year-old Spc. Michael E. Latham, was treated for minor wounds at Womack Army Medical Center and released.
All three soldiers are members of the 525th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade.
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