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armorer from behind a screen dividing the room, the official said.After notifying Maj. Alfred George, the battery CO, the armorer followed along and keptan eye on Hughes.Meanwhile, George and his signal officer. 2nd Lt. Christian Plansman, went looking for Hughes.As they emerged from a building in the administrative area they encountered Hughes, who forced them to accompany him out the main gate and then back to the motor pool.“When the armorer saw Hughes put the pistol on the two officers/’ the spokesman said, “he returned to the arms room and got an M14 rifle.0As the three came through a break in the fence near the motor pool, the armorer fired the rifle.The Army said that the soldier intended to wound Hughes but (hat the bullet hit him in the neck. Hughes was pronounced dead at the scene.The incident is under investigation.The Army also said investigators are attempting to learn what prompted Hughes to take the weapon from the room in the first place.
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Albany News
Albany, Texas, US
Thu, Nov 12, 1970
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