Family: Fort Lewis soldier was murdered
TACOMA, Wash. -- The family of a Fort Lewis 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.
The mother of 29-year-old Staff Sgt. Amy Tirador of Colonie, N.Y. doesn't believe her daughter's death was 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.
As she mourns her daughter's death, Murphy said she hopes people remember the sacrifice made by all soldiers.
"When Amy came out on the tarmac, she had her family there. The second casket that came out had no family. I didn't know who I was sadder for," she said.
It may be months before the details of the Army investigation are released.
The mother of 29-year-old Staff Sgt. Amy Tirador of Colonie, N.Y. doesn't believe her daughter's death was 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.
As she mourns her daughter's death, Murphy said she hopes people remember the sacrifice made by all soldiers.
"When Amy came out on the tarmac, she had her family there. The second casket that came out had no family. I didn't know who I was sadder for," she said.
It may be months before the details of the Army investigation are released.