Summary
The family of a Fort Lewis, Wash., soldier who died in a non-combat shooting in Iraq says she was killed execution-style, with a bullet in the back of the head.
Story Created: Nov 25, 2009 at 2:42 PM MDT
Story Updated: Nov 25, 2009 at 2:42 PM MDT
An Army carry lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del.
The mother of 29-year-old Staff Sgt. Amy Tirador of Colonie, N.Y., told The News Tribune of Tacoma it was not an accident or a suicide.
The Army says it is still investigating the Nov. 4 death at a military base in Kirkush. Tirador was an Arabic-speaking interrogator with the 209th Military Intelligence Company.
Her mother, Colleen Murphy, says she has enlisted the support of Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, to help find the person responsible for the shooting.
The News Tribune says Tirador was the sixth woman from Fort Lewis to die in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
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