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cbs4denver.com - Fort Carson Soldier Says They Randomly Fired Shots At Iraqis

cbs4denver.com - Fort Carson Soldier Says They Randomly Fired Shots At Iraqis: "The Army is investigating possible war crimes after a Fort Carson soldier facing first-degree murder charges in the slayings of two Iraq war veterans told investigators he and another soldier randomly fired at Iraqi civilians.

Pfc. Bruce Bastien Jr. and two former soldiers face charges in the December shooting death of Spc. Kevin Shields, while Bastien and one of those former soldiers face charges in the Aug. 4 shooting death of Pfc. Robert James.

Fort Carson spokeswoman Dee McNutt confirmed the Army investigation detailed in a motion filed by prosecutors Tuesday seeking to combine the two slayings into one case.

Bastien said he and another soldier used stolen AK-47 military rifles to shoot at civilians while their unit patrolled Baghdad neighborhoods while they were in Iraq.

'The sound of an AK-47 is very distinctive,' the motion quotes Bastien as telling Fort Carson Special Agent Kelly Jameson on Dec. 10. 'So if there were any questions when the shooting was heard, Bastien said they could claim they were taking on hostile fire.'"

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