The post said in a news release that Spc. Brinney Niecol Silvers, of Jacksonville, FL, died in the shooting Sunday night. The shooting happened in on-post housing, and Silvers' spouse was reportedly taken into custody
Silvers was an automated logistical
specialist in the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault). She joined the Army in 2011 and completed
training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and Fort Lee, Virginia. She
served for several years at Fort Hood, Texas before arriving to Fort
Campbell in 2016.
Silvers was posthumously promoted to
Sergeant and received the Army Commendation Medal.
The
incident is under investigation by U.S. Army Criminal Investigation
Command and the FBI.
