Fort Hood Officials ID Soldier Found Dead At His Place Of Duty

FORT HOOD, TX — Officials at Fort Hood on Thursday released the name of a soldier found unresponsive on Wednesday.

Sgt. Alex Matthew Dean Taylor, 23, of Texas City, Texas, was found dead at his place of duty on Jan. 11. He entered active duty military service in March 2012 as an aviation operations specialist, according to Fort Hood officials in a press release. He was later assigned to the 15th Military Intelligence Battalion at Fort Hood in July 2016.

The soldier's decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Aviation Badge, Air Assault Badge and Army Service Ribbon.

The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command is conducting an investigation into the soldier's death, Fort Hood officials said.

This is the second tragedy to visit Fort Hood in as many months. In November of last year, the remains of Dakota Lee Stump, 19, were discovered net to a flipped vehicle after the private went missing a month before.

And in June 2016, nine Fort Hood soldiers drowned when their vehicles were overtaken by flood waters during a military exercise. Fort Hood also is the military base where former U.S. Army Medical Corps psychiatrist Nidal Hasan fatally shot 13 people and injured 30 others in November 2009.

>>> Top image via WikiMedia Commons; photo of Sgt. Alex Matthew Dean Taylor courtesy of Fort Hood