Shaun KingVerified account

Has this story been on any of the Major Networks? I ask because I haven't seen it on either NBC CBS or ABC.

CNN mostly in our local news

Thanks, I'll check it out.

CNN is off for the night I think. Alabama stations might have it.

I'm not watching right now. Maybe 10 pm news.

Two things: How long was he in the military? Read somewhere he was an officer. Is that true? If so where did he go to college? Base? Will the military investigate what happen? His family should be taken care of and he better get the 21 gun salute owed to him. #Army #Birmingham

Probably less than a year since he didn't finish AIT (advanced infantry training). Never made it to Active Duty. No, he was enlisted not an officer. Military won't investigate. He was already out. Family won't get the SGLI since he was out.

I am a Air Force veteran. Not familiar with Army terms. What do you mean by he never finished and he was already out? Did you find a article that talked about his military history?

I was air force as well. It's basically their tech school. There's a CNN article on him.

I guess that is the reason why nobody is reporting him as a veteran that died??

AIT stands for advanced individual training, you need it to be MOS Qualified. He never completed AIT therefore he wasn’t considered a soldier. Additionally, he received a general discharge (less than honorable) which could be anything, but doesn’t look good.

Unfortunately, he would have been alive if he wasn’t carrying a concealed weapon, and had it out during the shooting and aftermath, according to multiple news stories. Do we know for a fact he wasn’t part of the incident leading to the injuries? He had some reason to carry.