] The Hasan Akbar that his California friends knew was a
] quiet, studious young man who avoided conflict and earned
] double degrees in engineering from UC Davis before
] enlisting in the U.S. Army.
]
] But the Sgt. Akbar portrayed by military officials and
] reporters in Kuwait is entirely different. He is
] suspected of rolling three grenades into the tents of his
] military supervisors and shooting a fellow soldier in the
] back, killing him. Killed was Capt. Christopher Scott
] Seifert; 15 others were wounded, including three
] hospitalized in serious condition.

Background on Akbar.

The Sacramento Bee | From UCD graduate to GI killing suspect