Chechen man was killed near US military base — what happened?
June 07, 2024 7:30 PM
By Matthew Kupfer
The shooting death of a Chechen man near a U.S. military base has sparked controversy in the United States after media coverage tied the incident to concerns about foreign surveillance of U.S. military personnel.
Ramzan Daraev, 35, was shot to death on the evening of May 3 during an altercation with an unnamed U.S. military service person on the outskirts of Carthage, a city in North Carolina located an hour away from Fort Liberty, one of the largest U.S. military bases.
The service person, whom media have identified as a U.S. Army special forces colonel at the base, reportedly believed that Daraev was photographing his home. But Utilities One, Daraev's employer, said he was photographing utility poles as part of a local fiber-optics project.
Police noted that Daraev was not wearing a uniform, had no special equipment and carried no identification — all details that raised questions for journalists.
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