RI shooting victim was Drum-based soldier

RI shooting victim was Drum-based soldier
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Dec 8, 2009 8:43:42 EST

FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Military officials say one of two men fatally shot in Rhode Island last weekend was a soldier stationed at Fort Drum.

Police in Providence say 22-year-old David Thomas of Boston was shot and killed about 2:30 a.m. Sunday while in a vehicle with his 18-year-old brother, Dwayne, and 21-year-old Domingo Ortiz, who also died. Dwayne Thomas survived the shooting.

Fort Drum officials say David Thomas was a private in the 10th Mountain Division. He joined the Army in December 2008 and arrived earlier this year at Fort Drum, where he served in the division’s headquarters.

The shooting remains under investigation.

Two Fort Drum soldiers were found slain inside their apartment just outside the post last week. Another soldier has been charged in their deaths.


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