1 soldier held in another's shooting

A Fort Riley soldier was arrested in the weekend shooting death of another soldier from his battalion, authorities said.

Spc. Christian Quinones, 21, was fatally shot in the chest late Saturday in an apartment building in Junction City, authorities said.

Police arrested Sgt. Castulo J. Salas, 27, on a charge of involuntary manslaughter early Sunday, police Capt. Tim Brown said. He appeared in court Monday and was assigned a public defender. Bond was set at $50,000, and another hearing was set for Thursday.

Authorities did not release any additional details about the shooting or say what led them to Salas. Ron Hodgson, an attorney with the public defender's office, said his office had been assigned to the case, but declined to comment further.

Fort Riley spokeswoman Alison Kohler said both soldiers were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. Salas is with the headquarters company, while Quinones was with Company B. Both had previously been deployed to Iraq, she said.

Kohler said that as of Monday morning, the investigation was being handled by civilian authorities because the shooting didn't happen on the Army post.

Fort Riley, northeast of Junction City, has more than 15,000 soldiers.

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