A U.S. soldier was detained Sunday in connection with the shooting death of a civilian contractor at Contingency Operating Base Speicher in Tikrit, the military said, CNN reported.
The contractor was identified as Lucas Vinson, 27, of Louisiana, according to his employer, military contractor KBR.
Vinson died at about 8:30 a.m. (1:30 a.m. ET) "of wounds suffered in a shooting at COB Speicher," the Multi-National Division - North said in a statement.
"We can confirm that a U.S. soldier has been identified and detained in the alleged shooting incident," Maj. Derrick Cheng, Multi-National Division - North spokesman, said in an e-mail.
"As the Army is leading the investigation of the incident, KBR is not providing further comment at this time," the KBR statement said. "We are of course fully cooperating with the Army on its continued investigation."
Vinson was an equipment specialist at Camp Speicher and had worked for KBR since August 2008, said KBR spokeswoman Heather Browne.
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