22 year old National Guard Soldier, back from Iraq, killed by Vancouver police

It never gets easier to post stories like this. An Iraq veteran is dead at the age of 22. He survived Iraq but couldn't survive back home. Just doesn't make much sense. I'm sure the police officers are having a hard time with his too.

Man killed by Vancouver police was Iraq vet

The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Sep 9, 2010 5:41:45 EDT

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A 22-year-old man fatally shot by Vancouver police was an Oregon Army National Guard soldier who served 12 months in Iraq, a National Guard spokesman confirms.

Spc. Nikkolas W. Lookabill deployed in May 2009 as a member of the 41st Infantry Brigade after joining the guard in 2008, Guard spokesman Capt. Stephen Bomar said. Lookabill returned in May.

Guard officials confirmed Lookabill's military status Wednesday after the man was identified by Vancouver police.

Police said three officers fired at the Vancouver man early Tuesday morning after they responded to a report of a man walking in a neighborhood, armed with a handgun. Police spokeswoman Kim Kapp said the man was "engaging in threatening activity" and refusing police commands to drop the gun when he was shot.
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Man killed by Vancouver police was Iraq vet