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AWOL Soldier Shoots Dead Calif. Police Sergeant

HeadlineJan 12, 2005

In California, an AWOL soldier who didn’t want to return to Iraq, shot dead a police sergeant Sunday outside a convenience store. The 19-year-old Andres Raya died hours later when he was shot by police. Raya’s mother said her son served in Fallujah and returned home in September. She said, “He came back different.”

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