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Marine admits he shot himself, Anoka Sheriff's Office says
An Andover man who told authorities he had been shot while trying to help a stranded motorist has now acknowledged that he shot himself, according to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office.
On Monday, Adam D. Welter, 20, told authorities that when he stopped to help a stranded pickup truck driver, the man shot him in the left shoulder, said Anoka County sheriff's Capt. Bob Aldrich. Welter is a U.S. Marine on leave and was scheduled to return to active duty Monday. His wound wasn't life-threatening and he was released from a hospital Monday.
But a Sheriff's Office investigation determined the wound was self-inflicted.
Welter apparently was despondent about an impending long-term overseas military assignment, according to a news release from the sheriff's office issued this morning. It said Welter expressed deep regret for the incident and that his family will be working to get help for him.
Welter had been in training about a year and came home for a two-week leave before he was scheduled to be stationed in Hawaii, Welter's mother, Valerie Welter, has said. It wasn't clear where he was to be sent.
Attempts to contact Welter at his home Wednesday were unsuccessful.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4052308.html
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Now that's an odd one! Will he/should he be charged with damaging mililtary property under the UCMJ?
An Andover man who told authorities he had been shot while trying to help a stranded motorist has now acknowledged that he shot himself, according to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office.
On Monday, Adam D. Welter, 20, told authorities that when he stopped to help a stranded pickup truck driver, the man shot him in the left shoulder, said Anoka County sheriff's Capt. Bob Aldrich. Welter is a U.S. Marine on leave and was scheduled to return to active duty Monday. His wound wasn't life-threatening and he was released from a hospital Monday.
But a Sheriff's Office investigation determined the wound was self-inflicted.
Welter apparently was despondent about an impending long-term overseas military assignment, according to a news release from the sheriff's office issued this morning. It said Welter expressed deep regret for the incident and that his family will be working to get help for him.
Welter had been in training about a year and came home for a two-week leave before he was scheduled to be stationed in Hawaii, Welter's mother, Valerie Welter, has said. It wasn't clear where he was to be sent.
Attempts to contact Welter at his home Wednesday were unsuccessful.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4052308.html
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Now that's an odd one! Will he/should he be charged with damaging mililtary property under the UCMJ?