Toronto security firm sued over fatal Afghanistan shooting
Tundra Strategies failed to report threats made by security guard, lawsuit alleges
The Associated Press
Posted: Jul 10, 2012 3:19 PM ET
Last Updated: Jul 10, 2012 4:48 PM ET
The California State Honor Guard carries the casket of Pfc. Rudy Acosta at a cemetery in Newhall, Calif. on March 31, 2011. (The Signal, Dan Watson/Associated Press)
The family of a California soldier killed in Afghanistan has sued a Canadian military contractor for rehiring a security guard, an Afghan national, after he allegedly threatened to attack U.S. troops.
The wrongful-death lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles claims Tundra Strategies failed to document the threats made by Shir Ahmed and didn't report the danger he posed to U.S. military officials.
Ahmed killed two U.S. soldiers and wounded four others at a Kandahar military base in 2011. Among those killed was medic Rudy Acosta, whose family along with three survivors, filed the suit.
Ahmed was killed after he opened fire. U.S. officials said Tundra records show Ahmed wasn't flagged as a threat because the allegations against him were unsubstantiated.
A phone message left for Tundra was not immediately returned.
© The Associated Press, 2012
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