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Soldier shoots Alaska firefighter with pellet gun

The firefighter noted the license plate of the vehicle, and military police were contacted

By Molly Rettig
The News-Miner

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A Fort Wainwright soldier fired multiple shots from a pellet gun at a wildland firefighter who was running near a road on post last week, hitting him twice.

The shooting occurred when four soldiers reportedly pulled up in a vehicle alongside the firefighter Wednesday afternoon and rolled down the windows. Several shots were then fired from a single gun.

The firefighter was reportedly hit in the back and the elbow and not seriously injured.

Full story: Alaska firefighter hit by pellet gun shots on Fort Wainwright