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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nWhen the 12-man Special Forces team and their 30 Nigerian allies were ambushed on the Mali frontier a few months back, it was thought that Sergeant LaDavid Johnson had been captured, dragged away from the ambush site and executed, but Army investigators have concluded that initial scenario was false. <\/p>\n
According to investigators, Johnson and two Nigerians tried to escape the ambush and get back to their vehicles but they were struck by gunfire. Sergeant Johnson was struck by at least 18 bullets while he returned fire on the ISIS-connected insurgents. According to the Associated Press<\/a>;<\/p>\n The bodies of three U.S. Green Berets were located on the day of the attack, but not Johnson\u2019s remains. The gap in time led to questions about whether Johnson was killed in the assault and not found, or if he was taken away by the enemy.<\/p>\n According to the officials, a medical examination concluded that Johnson was hit by fire from M-4 rifles \u2014 probably stolen by the insurgents \u2014 and Soviet-made heavy machine guns. It is believed he died in the attack.<\/p>\n The officials said Johnson was found under thick scrub brush where he tried to take cover. There were no indications he was shot at close range, or had been bound or taken prisoner, as several media reports have suggested.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"