Soldier faces hearing today in killing of Iraqi

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Soldier faces hearing today in killing of Iraqi
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Oct 18, 2007 5:38:01 EDT

HONOLULU — The first of two Hawaii-based soldiers accused of murder in the killing of a civilian in northern Iraq is set to face a hearing Thursday that could determine if he will be court-martialed.

The Army alleges that Sgt. 1st Class Trey A. Corrales shot the civilian and then ordered Spc. Christopher P. Shore to shoot the man again.

Corrales, of San Antonio, and Shore, of Winder, Ga., are charged with premeditated murder in the June 23 shooting of the unidentified man near Kirkuk, Iraq. The civilian died a few days later.

Both men deny the charges. Shore has said that while he was ordered to shoot the man, he intentionally missed.

Shore was scheduled to appear Thursday for an Article 32 hearing. After a separate hearing for Corrales, their commanding general, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Mixon of the 25th Infantry Division, will decide if they should be court-martialed.

The case is the latest of several in which U.S. troops have been accused of murdering Iraqi civilians, but prosecutors have had trouble obtaining convictions in some cases.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/10/ap_iraqkillings_071017/