(CNN) Two Navy SEALs being investigated over the death of an Army Green Beret in Mali in June are accused of killing him after he discovered they had been stealing, according to a report in the Daily Beast. Melgar was a Special Forces Engineer Sergeant, according to a statement from the US Army Special Command. The SEALs and another Green Beret took Melgar to hospital, the Beast quotes former AFRICOM officials as saying. Special forces groupMelgar, a native of Lubbock, Texas, enlisted in the US Army in 2012 and began Special Forces training in 2013, according to the US Army Special Command statement. Melgar was a member of the 3rd Special Forces Group, which is the primary unit responsible for Army special operations in northwest Africa, including Mali and Niger.

Source: CNN November 13, 2017 06:45 UTC