--- title: "Army offering $25,000 reward for information on ‘senseless murder’ of drill sergeant" description: "Army Criminal Investigation Command is offering up to $25,000 for information regarding the murder of a drill sergeant on New Year's Day" date: "2021-01-14" modified: "2021-01-14" authors: - name: "Haley Britzky" job_title: "Former Army Reporter" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/haley-britzky.md" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-drill-sergeant-murder-reward/" categories: - "Army" - "Military Branches" - "News" --- # Army offering $25,000 reward for information on ‘senseless murder’ of drill sergeant ![]() The Army is offering up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the person responsible for the murder of an Army drill sergeant on New Year's Day. Staff Sgt. Jessica Mitchell, a dental specialist at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, was found to be the ["victim of multiple gunshot wounds"]() after officers with the San Antonio Police Department responded to calls about a stranded vehicle near the interstate in the early hours of Jan. 1. When they arrived, they found a white Dodge Challenger with "multiple gunshots to the driver's side door and window." A statement from San Antonio PD said the officers checked for Mitchell's pulse "but were unable to locate one." She was transported to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead. According to a press release from Army Criminal Investigation Command, Mitchell — who was on holiday leave at the time — was last seen around 2 a.m. on Jan. 1 at the 4th Quarter Sports Bar in San Antonio before she was "shot to death in her vehicle" around 15 minutes later. "We are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding \[Staff Sgt.\] Mitchell's senseless murder and are asking the public to come forward if they have any information on this case, regardless of how insignificant it may seem," Chris Grey, spokesman for Army CID, said in the release. Anyone with information can contact the Fort Sam Houston CID office at 210-221-1628, or submit an anonymous tip [here](). People are also encouraged to contact their local police department with any information. ## Author Haley Britzky was the Task & Purpose Army reporter from 2019 to 2022. She previously worked at Axios covering breaking news. She reports on important developments within the service, from new uniforms to new policies; the realities of military life facing soldiers and their families; and broader cultural issues that expand outside of the Army, touching each of the military services. ### Author social links [LinkedIn]() [Twitter]() ## More - [An Army drill sergeant has died after being found in her car with ‘multiple gunshot wounds’]() - [Army offers reward for information about Black Hawk pilot’s death in Honduras]() - [Air Force investigating how the body of a man with no military connection wound up on a Texas base]() - [Army CID offers $10,000 reward for stolen HMMWV doors that no one likes]() - [$20,000 reward offered for information on people who attacked, ran over Marine]() - [Army employee indicted for stealing $100 million from military youth program]() - [Army offers $15K for information on suspected murder of 82nd Airborne soldier]() - [Lazy Millennials Are Not A Reason To Bring Drill Sergeants Back To AIT]()