Bozicevich has been assigned a military lawyer that will help him during the yet to be scheduled Article 32 hearing (akin to a grand jury). The Army will decide after the hearing whether there is enough evidence to issue a court marshal. That’s all the specifics the military is willing to give out regarding this case. 

But at least it is some information, a step forward from the days directly following the deaths of Dawson and Durbin. Their families were denied knowledge of what happened to their loved ones as the military began what looked like a cover up: 

On any given day, CNN receives dozens of detailed news releases from the U.S. military, including those announcing U.S. military casualties. In the cases of Dawson and Durbin, there was no mention of their names, and the releases were terse.

“A multi-national division center soldier died this morning of non-combat related causes,” the first release read. “The cause of death is under investigation.”

A second release came later in the day.

“A second multi-national division center soldier died this morning of non-combat related causes. The solider died of wounds September 14 at a coalition forces combat Army support hospital,” it read. “The incident is under investigation.”

Inquiries Thursday from CNN were met with a news release that a press officer said had been drafted Wednesday. However, the release uncharacteristically had not been e-mailed out to reporters that day.

After naming the two soldiers and giving their rank and unit, it reads, “A U.S. soldier is in custody in connection with the shooting deaths. He is being held in custody pending review by a military magistrate. The incident continues under investigation.” The release gives no other details.

With the identity of the shooter now known, Darris Dawson’s stepmother took the high road: 

Maxine Mathis, Dawson’s stepmother in Florida, said she wasn’t rushing to judgment.

“I don’t want to condemn him,” Mathis said. “I don’t know what state that child was in. He’s somebody’s son, too.”