
MACOMB, Ill. — A soldier from the Macomb, Ill., area died of injuries sustained when his fuel truck was attacked in Iraq, the Department of Defense has announced.
Army Spc. Ryan G. Carlock, 25, died in combat north of Baghdad on Tuesday. The department listed him as a resident of Macomb. A family friend said Carlock lived in rural Colchester, about seven miles west of Macomb.
Family members said they weren’t given a lot of details about the attack.
“He was shot when his convoy was ambushed and he died en route to the hospital,” said Carlock’s stepfather, Terry Evans, of Evansville, Ind.
Carlock’s death came just days after he spoke to family members, who were...