Soldier fatally shot after returning from Iraq

TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) -- A Fort Riley soldier who recently returned from a second tour of duty in Iraq was killed and another soldier was critically wounded in violence that erupted at a rented home in a rural area 30 miles from the base.

Sgts. Aaron Stanley, 22, of Bismarck, North Dakota, and Eric Colvin, 23, of Papillion, Nebraska, were charged in connection with the murder Monday night of Staff Sgt. Matthew Werner, 30, of Oxnard, California, at a home west of Clay Center.
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Authorities have not said what triggered the bloodshed.

Werner had returned to Fort Riley about a month ago for surgery on a hand injured during a game of football in Iraq. He was married and had won the Army Achievement Medal for his service.

Fort Riley spokeswoman Sam Robinson said all four soldiers were assigned to the post and were members of the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division.

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