Guardsman on Assignment to Olympics Killed
A man jumped out of some bushes early Sunday and shot two Indiana National Guardsmen who were assigned to Georgia to help with Olympic security. One Guardsman was killed and the other was wounded.
The slain man was identified as Spc. Juventino P. Silva, 25, of Highland, Ind. Sgt. Danny L. Cook, 43, of LaPaz, Ind., was wounded when a bullet grazed his head, police said.
The two were off duty and wearing civilian clothes when they were shot only hours before they were to return to Indiana.
They had left a restaurant and were walking back to their camp at Sequoyah Junior High School in this northeast Atlanta suburb about 3:30 a.m. when the gunman jumped out of some bushes and fired seven shots at them.
Maj. Ken Baldowski of the Georgia Department of Defense said there was no indication the gunman was trying to rob them. Police said they had no motive. They were searching for a white car, but no arrests were reported.
The wounded Guardsman was treated and released from a hospital.
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