When a medic pulled the driver out of the car, it was clear he had suffered critical injuries, with part of his skull blown away, according to testimony during the Article 32 hearing.
Maynulet’s fellow officer, 1st Lt. Colin Cremin, testified that Maynulet told him he then shot the Iraqi in the base of the neck or the back of the head.
“It was something he didn’t want to do, but it was the compassionate response,” Cremin testified. “It was definitely the humane response.”
During Maynulet’s Article 32 hearing, which is similar to a civilian grand jury, the shooting was described by prosecutors as murder and by others as an “act of mercy.”
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