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Contractor arrested in Pendleton Marine death
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Jul 24, 2008 6:21:39 EDT
Posted : Thursday Jul 24, 2008 6:21:39 EDT
BARSTOW, Calif. — Police in Barstow have arrested a 50-year-old man on suspicion of murder in the shooting death earlier this month of a Marine stationed a Camp Pendleton.
Police arrested Issa Wajeel on Friday and he’s being held on $2 million bail.
Pfc. Michael Firkins of Tacoma, Wash., was found in his truck outside of Wajeel’s house July 3. The 20-year-old had been shot in the head.
According to a police report, Wajeel told officers he had confronted an unidentified man whom he believed was trying to break into his house. Wajeel was found in his yard with a gun on the night of the shooting, but he did not acknowledge shooting Firkins.
A spokesman for Fort Irwin said Wajeel worked at that Army base as a contractor.
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