Fort Bliss soldier, 31, is shot dead 'by his 13-year-old stepson with his own gun after assaulting the boy's mother'
A US Army soldier stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas has been allegedly shot dead by his 13-year-old stepson with his own handgun, after police say the boy saw him assault his mother.
Sgt 1st Class Allan Edwards, 31, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at La Mirada Apartments in the 10500 block of McCombs Street in El Paso on Sunday night. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Edwards' 13-year-old stepson was taken into custody and turned over to the Juvenile Probation Department, but he has yet to be charged in connection with his stepfather's death.
Sgt 1st Class Allan Edwards (left and right), 31, was shot and killed, allegedly by his 13-year-old stepson, at the family's home in El Paso. The soldier was killed with his own handgun
Edwards was found dead at La Mirada Apartments in the 10500 block of McCombs Street in El Paso on Sunday night
He has not been named because he is a juvenile.
Investigators with the El Paso Police Department said that Edwards had assaulted the boy's mother hours earlier away from home, and the teen witnessed the violence, reported KFOX14.
When the family returned home later that evening, and Edwards began arguing with his wife, her son grabbed the soldier’s gun and shot him, according to police.
Edwards, a native of Tennessee, joined the US Army in 2008 and had one combat deployment to Afghanistan. He had been at Fort Bliss since March 2014, reported El Paso Times.
According to his Facebook profile, Edwards was a Division Master Gunner with the 1st Armored Division.
Police say the juvenile suspect saw Edwards assault his mother hours earlier. When the family came home and the soldier began arguing with his wife, her son allegedly grabbed his stepdad's gun and shot him multiple times
‘Sgt. 1st Class Allan Edwards gave 100 percent daily to the team and his profession; his technical knowledge enhanced the capability of the division operations section,’ said Colonel Bryan Frizzelle, assistant chief of staff of operations in the 1st Armored Division.’
Social media posts suggest that Edwards married his wife a year ago, and the newlywed couple welcomed a baby daughter last July.
Detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit and the Crimes Against Children Unit are leading the investigation into the killing.
No comments