Danny Chen Suicide: Eight U.S. soldiers charged over death of 'racially-bullied' teenage Asian-American while on Duty in Afghanistan

Eight U.S. Army soldiers have been charged over the death of an Asian-American soldier in Afghanistan who was allegedly severely racially bullied.

Private Danny Chen, 19, of New York, was found dead in a guard tower at Combat Outpost Palace on October 3 after apparently committing suicide.

The Army described Private Chen as having ‘an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound’ when found in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province.

But it is now no longer clear whether Private Chen, who was from the Chinatown area of Manhattan, did in fact take his own life.

The eight soldiers from his company face charges ranging from dereliction of duty, assault, negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter. Read More