Steven Vincent

Steven Vincent, an American freelance journalist, was found dead outside of Basra, Iraq. He and his interpreter were abducted at about 12:30a Wednesday morning and were later both shot multiple times. Vincent was fatally shot, while his interpreter, Nuriya Tiays, is being treated at a local hospital.

Vincent was in Iraq researching for a book on the history of the city of Basra. This would have been his second book on Iraq. The first was "In the Red Zone: A Journey into the Soul of Iraq," which was published in 2004. He has also been published in various places, including The Wall Street Journal, Harper's, The Christian Science Monitor, Art and Auction, and National Review Online. Vincent was also keeping a blog.

For more info:
Washington Post
CNN article
MSNBC Article