Local Pilot Killed In Afghanistan Shooting Rampage
AUBURN (CBS) - An Air Force pilot who graduated from Auburn High School was among the nine victims of a shooting rampage in Afghanistan Wednesday.
34-year-old Major David Brodeur was among the eight American troops and one civilian killed when a veteran Afghan military pilot opened fire inside the Kabul airport.
WBZ-TV's Alana Gomez reports
Brodeur, who leaves behind a wife and two children, as well as parents and a brother and sister, had been stationed out of Alaska.
He and his colleagues were training and helping the new Afghan Air Force.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Karen Twomey reports
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He graduated from Auburn High School in 1994 and had been in Afghanistan for three months.
"David was a wonderful and caring father, husband, son and brother who was committed to the service of his country," Brodeur's father Lawrence told the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. "Words are inadequate to express how much we miss him."
The shooter was allegedly upset about his personal finances. He opened fire after an argument during a meeting in the operations room of the Afghan Air Corps. He was killed and a number of Afghan troops were seriously injured.
Taliban forces have tried to take credit for the attack, but the gunman's family says it's not true. He had worked for the Afghan military for years and was just despondent over his personal life.
