(Photo released by Army Special Operations Command)The U.S. military has launched a homicide investigation into the death of a Special Forces soldier in Mali and whether members of the Navy SEALs had a role in his killing. Logan Melgar died June 4 in Mali’s capital, Bamako, where he was deployed as a member of the Army’s 3rd Special Forces Group. A spokesman for Army Special Operations Command, Lt. Col. Robert Bockholt, said Melgar’s death is under investigation, but he declined to release additional details. A spokesman with U.S. Special Operations Command declined to comment on the case. He declined to address how Melgar died, saying NCIS does not discuss the details of ongoing investigations.

Source: Washington Post October 29, 2017 22:36 UTC