alleged case of death by hazing, but this one is different. it didn t happen at a school but in the united states army in the middle of a war zone. eight american soldiers were charged today in the death of a fellow soldier in afghanistan, a chinese american from new york. his family says he d been bullied and taunted because of his race. we asked justice correspondent bob orr to fill in the details. reporter: the body of u.s. army private danny chen was found october 3 in a guard tower in kandahar, another casualty of the war in afghanistan. the army says the 19-year-old soldier died of what appeared to be a self-inflected gunshot, but military prosecutors today accused eight of chen s fellow soldiers of contributing to his death. chen s platoon leader is charged with eight counts of dereliction of duty, charges against the other seven soldiers ranged from making false statements to negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter. chen s family today said he was victimized
this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. good evening. we begin tonight with another alleged case of death by hazing, but this one is different. it didn t happen at a school but in the united states army in the middle of a war von. eight american soldiers were charged today in the death of a fellow soldier in afghanistan, a chinese american from new york. his family says he d been bullied and taunted because of his race. we asked justice correspondent bob orr to fill in the details. reporter: the body of u.s. army private danny chen was found october 3 in a guard tower in kandahar, another casualty of the war in afghanistan. the army says the 19-year-old soldier died of what appeared to be a self-inflected gunshot, but military prosecutors today accused eight of chen s fellow soldiers of contributing to his death. chen s platoon leader is charged with eight counts of dereliction of duty, charges against the other seven soldiers ranged from making false statements t