He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 362nd Regiment, 5th Armored Brigade under First Army Division West, base officials said. Maurer was an armor observer, controller trainer. Gooding is a motor transport operator assigned to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, according to a statement from Fort Bliss. At least two other soldiers were there when the shooting occurred, according to the affidavit.

The remaining two victims, one of whom was a soldier, arrived on their own at local hospitals. Fort Bliss Military and Family Support Center. Police found one other victim in the parking lot with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. These family & community services are specific to Fort Bliss. Soldier and Family Assistance Center (SFAC) Provides comprehensive services for Soldiers assigned or attached to the Soldier Recovery Unit and their families. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. To learn more about SHARP please contact or visit us at: 91, 248 Club Rd The Garrison 24/7 SHARP hotline is (915)781-8770. Maurer was still holding a gun in his hand when officers found him severely wounded on the ground, police said. Gooding then shot toward Maurer, the affidavit said.

He then displayed a handgun and fired it toward the ground, according to eyewitness accounts and surveillance camera footage described in the affidavit. Harper, Fort Bliss salvage officer, today at the Legion Home with a soldier crew that hauled them away, received the guns with ceremony from Legion officers. The shootout followed an altercation in which Maurer punched Gooding in the face. Evidence at the crime scene revealed a possible shootout occurred based on the number of bullet casings and impact strikes found in surrounding parked cars and within the walls of the shopping center, according to the affidavit.

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