Posted on 11/04/2007 8:51:56 AM PST by SandRat
FORT HUACHUCA — A post Signal Corps soldier was shot and killed and another was wounded early Saturday morning after leaving a nightclub in Tucson.
Both soldiers were members of the 69th Signal Company, said Gordon Van Vleet, spokesman for the Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Signal Command (Army).
Late Saturday, Tucson police Sgt. Mark Robinson identified the dead soldier as Robert Allen Glenn, 25.
Van Vleet said he was a specialist, who was a cable and wire installer.
The name, rank, age and other personal information about the injured soldier will not be released until 24 hours after their next-of-kin have been notified, said Van Vleet, of whose command the 69th is part.
Robinson said there was a verbal altercation inside Club Envy, which is located at the 5800 east block of Speedway.
“The soldiers left the club. It was no big deal. There was no physical altercation inside the club,” Robinson said.
The three soldiers got into a car with an out-of-state license plate and headed west on Speedway, he said. Approximately a mile later the suspect, who is identified as Jurel Dionne Roberson, 21, drove by the vehicle with the soldiers in it and reportedly fired several shots at them.
The suspect is a black man, 5 foot 9 inches tall, weighing approximately 150 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a thin mustache and goatee, Robinson said. The suspect was driving a light-colored 1998 Nissan Ultima with Arizona license plate 697-WPB. The car apparently is not Roberson’s and is not reported stolen, the police spokesman added.
“He (the suspect) fled the scene,” Robinson said.
His shots hit and killed a soldier who was a passenger in the front seat.
The driver was wounded but was able to pull the vehicle into a parking area along Speedway, Roberson said. A soldier in the back seat was not hit. The driver and back seat passenger are in their 20s.
The injured soldier was taken to a Tucson hospital with life-threatening wounds and was operated on, Robinson said. The soldier was listed in serious condition after the operation.
Police received the initial call at 2:12 a.m. Emergency medical personnel arrived on scene shortly after that.
The soldier who was killed was declared dead at the scene at 2:19 a.m.
Army investigators from the fort arrived on scene a few hours later and said they will take over the notification of the next-of-kin process, said Robinson, who was one of the initial responders.
Roberson is being sought on first-degree murder and drive-by shooting charges, the police spokesman said.
Van Vleet said some members of the 69th are scheduled to depart for Iraq later this year. It is unknown if the soldiers involved in the incident were to deploy.
HERALD/REVIEW senior reporter Bill Hess can be reached at 515-4615.
*tears*
Just..damn..
maybe in jail they will show this punk what it means to fight like a man
It is sad.
On to the shooter -——
A photo of the POS was shown on the news as they read the description with the extra line “CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.” Oh yeah,.. the photo.. the POS’ photo was an arraignment photo Orange Jumpsuit and all from a prior booking. So the POS as priors with the court.
Bummer. There are some ruff clubs in Tucson
This case, though, is obvious. Child Attacked Over Soldier Costume
WTF? This country is filled with seriously deranged people.
Where do children learn this kind of venom?
and every one of the ruff ones should be Officially Posted as OFF-LIMITS and the reasons for the posting published in the papers.
It wouldnt help. The best clubs were alway off limits.
Soldiers generally are looking for some excitement, not a teaparty.
While I find this incident disturbing, I find this response to the link dakotared posted far more disturbing:
# SuperbDem Says:
November 1st, 2007 at 2:27 am
The real problem here is with the kid dressing like a murdering terrorist Bush thug soldier. The terrorists are our troops and they deserve to be killed for no going awol to protest this illegal war.
What parent leaves their kid to go kill other kids and then has him dress like a killer? A parent that deserves to be dead. Maybe the kid that got beaten will have learned a lesson and wont grow up to be a terrorist like his daddy!
they usually do that, don’t they?
It’s obvious that the Mother’s were products of parents from the ‘60s lost in LIBERALism and B.D.S.. The Youths were well indoctrinated by the N.E.A. mind-washers in public school.
Sad isnt it?
Buck up. We arent licked yet. In fact, we are winning IMHO
Superb Dem seems to be heavily effected by the weight of the world, Yes, Superbdem certaintly seems to be AFFECTED
LIBERAL schools.
LIBERAL news.
LIBERAL ads for other LIBERALS
-like the one Demoncrats are using with kids advocating for socialized health care.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen more than just a notice on the Unit Bulletin board. What most folks don’t know is that when an establishment is posted as OFF-LIMITS no one dependants, retirees, active, reserve, civil-service can go there or they and possibly their sponsor is is a heap of trouble.
At one time Desktop signs (30” X 60”) were attached to the building, notices put in local papers of the posting and reason. The biggest and meanest MPs were even known to come checkout the parking lot for cars with base stickers on them.
That commercial is sooooo stupid and manipulative.
One of the best clubs in New London was off limits.
The Pipers Club, it was a biker bar. Never had a problem there.
Im not advocating off limits clubs. I just dont making things off limits.
Posting warnings is fine by me
I just dont like making things off limits.
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