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His home in bahrain. so, let s get right to abc s chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz with us live tonight. martha, what have you learned? reporter: well, david, this was such a shock, not only for his family, but for the 20,000 forces he has commanded since may. this is one of the most critical positions in the navy, in the persian gulf region, where u.s. sailors have faced off with iranian revolutionary guard boats, weapons smugglers and pirates. admiral stearney was a decorated f-18 pilot, a former top gun instructor with more than 1,000 carrier landings. he had also served in afghanistan. but despite what appeared to be a stellar career, sources who know stearney tell abc this was an apparent suicide with no warning, and for now, david, no explanation. all right, martha raddatz in our washington bureau across town. martha, thank you. also tonight, here in the nation s capital, as robert mueller keeps his next move under wraps, president trump is ....
my son was murdered by this officer. and that was cowardice. reporter: the fatal shooting of bradford took place on thanksgiving night at an alabama mall. there has been shots fired. reporter: police initially claimed bradford, who they say was brandishing a handgun, was the shooter after a fight broke out that left two people wounded. they just seen that man s gun and shot him. reporter: but witnesses on the scene disputed that narrative. a day later, police changing their story, saying bradford likely did not fire the rounds that injured either victim. police later arresting the suspect. his family says bradford had a license to carry a firearm and that he was likely trying to help. the officer has been placed on administrative leave, pending an ongoing investigation. police said today they do not plan to release any body camera video in the immediate future. david? pierre thomas tonight. pierre, thank you. here in washington, there are still major questions tonight a ....