Fort Bragg Identifies Officer Killed in Fatal Shooting

The Soldier shot and killed June 28 on Fort Bragg is Lt. Col. Roy L. Tisdale, commander of the 525^th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 525^th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade.

Tisdale, 42, of Alvin, Texas, was allegedly shot by a member of his battalion during a safety briefing near the unit’s headquarters in the historic district of Fort Bragg around 3:30 p.m., June 28.  Tisdale was killed immediately and the unit member reportedly turned the weapon upon himself, causing life-threatening injuries.

Tisdale graduated from Texas A&M University in 1993 and was commissioned as an infantry officer. He took command of the battalion in January of 2012 when the battalion was activated.

Tisdale’s previous assignments include 2^nd Battalion, 18^th Infantry Brigade and 1^st Battalion, 30^th Infantry Brigade, Fort Benning, Ga.; 1^st Battalion, 509^th Infantry Regiment and the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La.; and 1^st Squadron, 38^th Cavalry Regiment, and the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Joint Military Unit Award, National Defense Service Medal, Meritorious Unit Citation, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Air Assault, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge and Senior Parachutist Badge.

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