At the time of the shootings, Kreutzer's father was facing criminal charges for sex crimes against a teenage girl a decade earlier.

He was disciplined and sent to see the division's social worker, Darren Fong, who said he suffered from low self-esteem and anger management problems.

"[2] After the discussion, Kreutzer telephoned SPC Burl Mays to inform him that he would be opening fire on the calisthenics field the next morning.

They took cover in the woods between the stadium and Bastogne Dr., which placed them behind Kreutzer during the shooting, before several unarmed members of 325th Airborne Brigade Staff, led by the Regimental XO LTC Mike Kerrigan, hastily assaulted frontally into the position Kreutzer was firing from, forcing him to move several times and retreat into the woods.

SFC Matt Lewis C/2-82 AVN was also awarded the Soldiers Medal for providing emergency first aid while under fire to CW2 Abe Castillo who was shot in the back.

The following day, Lt. Cmdr Messer (also a doctor of psychiatry) performed a suicide assessment, and declared that there were "definite mental health issues" involved.

Kreutzer was assigned as prisoner 76651-95-01 on the US Military's death row at the United States Disciplinary Barracks Fort Leavenworth.

I apologize and am deeply sorry for what I have done.According to the Army News Service, in Kreutzer's unsworn statement, he closed with saying he can't change the past, so his heartfelt and sincere desire was to provide any measure of help, closure, and comfort he can to all of his victims.

Colonel Patrick Parrish, the military judge at Fort Bragg, then ruled that in addition to life in prison, Kreutzer should be reduced in rank to E-1, forfeit pay and allowances, and be given a dishonorable discharge.