An American named Douglas McCain was killed last weekend in Syria, where he'd gone to fight as a jihadi, his uncle told CNN's Jim Sciutto.
The uncle, Ken McCain, said the U.S. State Department told the family Monday about the death.
Douglas McCain converted from Christianity to Islam several years ago, according to his uncle. The fact that he became a jihadi left his family "Devastated" And "Just as surprised as the country," Ken McCain said. Ref. CNN