Police: One Kern Iraq vet murdered by another

Police: One Kern Iraq vet murdered by another

An Air Force staff sergeant fatally shot in front of his California City home Saturday was killed by another Iraq War veteran, police said.

Police believe the two had never met before the deadly shooting. "And why he made that choice to kill him we don't know," California City Police Chief Steve Colerick said.

Brian Carragher, 29, was shot to death in front of his home Saturday evening.

Police arrested Timothy Atkins, 26, on murder charges.

Atkins is also a military man, who police said recently returned home to California City to live with his parents. "Former Army. I believe did a couple of tours in Iraq," Colerick said.
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One Kern Iraq vet murdered by another