 WASHINGTON —Fort Hood Pvt. Jhanner A. Tello, 29, of Los Angeles, died Thursday in Baghdad of injuries he received in what the military described Monday as a non-combat-related incident.

Circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation, the Department of Defense said Monday.
Tello was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division’s 3rd Aviation Support Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade.
Tello joined the Army in July 2005 and had been stationed at Fort Hood since November 2005. |