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Navy: Sailor Dies After Gunshot On San Diego Ship

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The Navy says a sailor has died at a hospital after being discovered with a gunshot wound aboard a San Diego-based ship.

Navy spokesman Rick Chernitzer says the 19-year-old woman was found shot aboard the Amphibious Assault Ship Essex and taken Thursday to the trauma center at the University of California, San Diego where she was pronounced dead.

U-T San Diego reports that the Navy has not said whether the gunshot wound was self-inflicted or if any suspects are in custody.

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Chernitzer says an investigation is being conducted, and the woman's name has not been released because relatives had not been notified.

He said in a statement that the Navy was saddened by the loss of its sailor and extended condolences to her family.

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Information from: U-T San Diego, http://www.utsandiego.com

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