Fort Bliss soldier's fatal shooting was isolated event

General Pittard: Fort Bliss soldier's fatal shooting was isolated event

By Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times
Posted: 01/20/2012

FORT BLISS -- A shooting that killed one soldier and wounded two others last weekend was an isolated case, said Fort Bliss' commanding general.

Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, commander of Fort Bliss and the 1st Armored Division, on Thursday spoke at length about crime and other issues facing the growing Army post.

Some El Paso residents have expressed concerns that crime would rise along with the population of Fort Bliss, and Pittard said such concerns are unfounded despite three high-profile soldier-linked homicides over the past year.

Early Sunday, Pvt. Damien W. Bailey was killed in a shooting that wounded Pvt. Preston Brown and Spc. Tyrone Head outside the Fussion nightclub in the Lower Dyer area.
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