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Report: Another Man From Minn. Has Died Fighting For ISIS

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Another American from the Twin Cities area was killed fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, CBS News reports.

This man, who's not yet been named, is the second American from the Minneapolis area to die fighting for ISIS. CBS News spoke with his friends and family.

The first man to die was 33-year-old Douglas McCain. He was killed over the weekend fighting in Syria, the State Department said.

McCain grew up in New Hope, Minn., and attended Robbinsdale Cooper High School.

His former friends described McCain as a class clown. He moved to San Diego before going to overseas.

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