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Prosecutors have charged four soldiers for a violent home invasion in which four people were shot.

29 September,2011 04:10 am

Authorities say three of the soldiers from Fort Sill in Oklahoma carried out the attack and the fourth served as the getaway driver.Prosecutors on Tuesday charged the three who allegedly entered the home with conspiracy, robbery and kidnapping. One of them, 22-year-old Pfc. Kevon McLaren, was also charged with shooting with the intent to kill and first-degree burglary. Prosecutors say he was the gunman.The fourth soldier was charged as being an accessory.The four were in jail Wednesday and online court records did not list attorneys for them.The base commander issued a statement Tuesday saying the Army was cooperating with police and calling it an isolated incident.