The Latest: Fellow SEALs say chief shot girl and old man

By Abbey Westbury
June 21 2019 05:17 PM

CP1759846367 — Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, right, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher, as they arrive to military court on Naval Base San Diego, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in San Diego. More former SEALs were expected to testify on Thursday in the case against Gallagher, who has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder stemming from his 2017 tour of duty in Iraq. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

SAN DIEGO – The Latest on the trial of a decorated Navy SEAL charged with killing an Islamic State prisoner in his care (all times local):

5:15 p.m.

Two snipers say a decorated Navy SEAL shot a young girl and an old man in Iraq in 2017.

The fellow SEALS said Friday they did not see Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher pull the trigger, but they heard shots come from his perch as the victims were struck.

Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in the shootings and murder in the killing of a wounded captive Islamic State fighter.

The defence says neither witness saw Gallagher fire the shots.

Special Operator Dalton Tolbert texted fellow SEALs later to say he fired more warning shots to save civilians from Gallagher than he shot at Islamic State militants.

The testimony comes a day after another SEAL admitted he — not Gallagher — killed the prisoner in his care.