Fort Riley Soldier Held In Shooting Death Of Fellow Soldier

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) _ A Fort Riley soldier was arrested in the weekend shooting death of another soldier from his battalion, authorities said. Both men had served in Iraq. <br/><br/>Spc. Christian

Monday, July 30th 2007, 11:38 am

By: News On 6

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) _ A Fort Riley soldier was arrested in the weekend shooting death of another soldier from his battalion, authorities said. Both men had served in Iraq.

Spc. Christian Quinones, 21, was fatally shot in the chest last Saturday in an apartment building in Junction City, authorities said.

Police arrested Sgt. Castulo J. Salas, 27, on a charge of involuntary manslaughter early Sunday, police Capt. Tim Brown said. Salas was expected to make his first court appearance Monday.

No other details about the shooting were released.

Fort Riley spokeswoman Alison Kohler said both soldiers were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. Salas is with the headquarters company, while Quinones was with Company B. Both had previously been deployed to Iraq, she said.

Kohler said that as of Monday morning, the investigation was being handled by civilian authorities because the shooting didn't happen on the Army post.

Fort Riley, northeast of Junction City, has more than 15,000 soldiers.