had tried to get the Iraqi to take an AK-47 rifle and then ordered the man to run

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Posted on: Friday, October 19, 2007

Hawaii-based soldier denies murdering Iraqi

A Schofield Barracks soldier accused of the premeditated murder of an Iraqi detainee yesterday said he fired two shots into the ground to appease a tyrannical platoon sergeant who had shot the unarmed Iraqi and then ordered the specialist to "finish him."

At an Article 32 hearing to determine if Army Spc. Christopher Shore will face court-martial, the 25-year-old soldier said Sgt. 1st Class Trey Corrales had tried to get the Iraqi to take an AK-47 rifle after a raid in the village of al Saheed near Kirkuk, and then ordered the man to run.

Confused, the Iraqi, wearing a white tunic, said, "No mister, no mister, not me," Shore said.

Another soldier testified that as the Iraqi backed up, he saw Corrales raise his rifle, and as the soldier turned away, he heard three to five shots.