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Law enforcement officials are among the many people trying to piece together what led police to shoot Brian Skold on Sunday.

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Ciera-Marie
June 8, 2007, 8:53 p.m.
From the article: "Officers tried for 90 minutes to negotiate with the Iraq war veteran as they chased him along and off Interstate Hwy. 94 before he fired two or three blasts from his shotgun. Officers responded, shooting Skold dead, and the body of a Minnesota National Guard specialist who survived a 13-month deployment to Baghdad lay dead."
Here is how they tried to negotiate with him:
"Members of Skold's family's called for help shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday. Skold's truck was spotted by authorities about a half-hour later as he traveled west on I-94. He was followed into a rest area 2 miles east of Alexandria, where a sheriff's deputy joined in on a cell phone conversation with him."
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BronxBomber
June 8, 2007, 9:11 p.m.
The same with Vietnam,Korean war etc. Young men/women who haven't even shaved yet, gets sent to a foreign country, kills, sees their buddies being killed, and are supposed to remain free of any social,character,
psychological defects
when they've arrived home again. (yeah right)This is tragic, and I also extend my condolences to his family. Thanx for the article Ciera Marie.
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Radiofreeeuropa
June 9, 2007, 12:26 a.m.
A tragedy is all I can say. One of far too many.
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crespi
June 9, 2007, 2:44 a.m.
Maybe he found out what he'd been fightin' for...
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kriicket
June 9, 2007, 10:08 a.m.
Thanks for posting this story CM. This is just so sad...I have often wondered why there isn't a military clinic somewhere espcially for people having problems coping when they return from war...there may be and I don't know it, but it seems like the V.A hospitals aren't enough.
I just can't help but think that these soldiers are so young and take on a great amount of responsibility when they join the military.
Don't we owe these men and women that fight for our country and our freedoms more than a thank you, a handshake, and a medal?
I have wondered if they should be required to see a psycologist or psychiatrist when returning to the states.
Anyway....just a few thoughts....
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hamy
June 9, 2007, 11:26 a.m.
It just goes to show you that "supporting the troops" is getting a lot of political lip service these days, but that's where it ends. Supporting them doesn't stop in Iraq.
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maidofthemist
June 9, 2007, 4:03 p.m.
wouldn't it be better not to send people to kill innocent people? that's the reason why they become insane