Recruiter in murder-suicide was 9-year veteran

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A military recruiter who police say fatally shot a teenage girl he signed up for the Army Reserves before committing suicide was a nine-year veteran who had served overseas, the Army said Tuesday.

Staff Sgt. Adam Arndt, 31, was found dead of a gunshot wound Monday morning inside his Germantown, Md., home. Also dead was Michelle Miller, 17, a senior at Rockville High School. Police believe Arndt fatally shot Miller, who was signed up to enter the Army Reserves after graduation, before killing himself. A handgun was found at the home, police said.

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