American soldier shot by security guard after verbal altercation at German base

A security guard shot and killed an American soldier at a base in Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany, wounding the latter with a bullet in the leg.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the incident began on Saturday night with a quarrel between two security officers and a US soldier after he attacked security at the main gate of a US military base.

Police in Baumholder and Trier reported that one of the guards shot a soldier in the thigh.

She added that the serviceman was immediately taken to the hospital, noting that his discharge from the hospital is expected today or tomorrow.

Source: Spiegel + agencies

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