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Clarksville police charge 2 in killing of soldier

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Police in Clarksville have charged two teenagers in the shooting death of a Fort Campbell soldier.

Police found 22-year-old Spc. Taylor Hotzoglou inside his car with multiple gunshot wounds early Sunday morning. On Thursday, the Clarksville Police Department announced the arrests of 18-year-old Giovanni Johnson and a 17-year-old youth.

Johnson is held without bond at the Montgomery County Jail. The juvenile suspect is in the Columbia Juvenile Detention Center.

Hotzoglou's family said he had just returned from a deployment to Afghanistan and was the type of person who was always willing to help out. The Army said he was assigned to D Company, 2-506th, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.


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