Blackwater guards allegedly tried to get rid of evidence in deadly Iraq shooting

US government informants allege that military contractors tried to cover up their role in a deadly shooting in Iraq by disposing of the weapons involved, according to a report.
“Shortly after a 2007 shooting incident in a Baghdad traffic square … Blackwater contractors allegedly transferred a number of machine guns to another contractor who is now charged with trying to smuggle them out of Iraq,” writes Bill Sizemore of The Virginian-Pilot.
The contractors tried unloading the guns “before an investigation of the bloody incident began,” according to two confidential government informants in a sworn statement.
A half-dozen contractors face multiple charges over the shooting, which left 17 Iraqi civilians dead, including children.
The Baghdad shooting in September 2007 infuriated Iraqi citizens and reversed the fortunes of Blackwater, which has since changed its name to Xe.
The company’s founder, Erik Prince, stepped down shortly after the name change.
The notorious contractor has been investigated several times by the US government over various allegations, particularly involving arms.
Blackwater has also been accused of numerous misdeeds in Iraq by Iraqi officials,congressional reports and independent investigators. LinkHere