k9804

Three police shot in error by US forces near Hawija

Incident	k9804
Type	US gunfire
Deaths recorded	3
Targeted or hit	speeding police vehicle
Place	Nugayiah village, 3.5km north of Hawija, between Al-Rashad and Hawija
Date and time	19 March 2008, 2:30-2:40 AM
Sources	REU 19 Mar AFP 19 Mar

Individuals for whom personal or identifying details were reported

IBC page	Identifying details (number if more than one)	Age	Sex
k9804-ed1340	Abdul Amir Hamid Salih	39	Male

Individuals for whom only demographic or other non-personal information was reported

Number killed	Occupation	Age	Sex
2	Police	Adult	Male

Of the 3 deaths recorded here, some personal information was reported for 1 of the dead.

Only demographic information, without any identifying details, was available for 2 other people recorded killed.