The shooting death of a Camp Pendleton Marine is still under investigation by military authorities, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt was shot and killed by a sniper while on patrol Thursday in Afghanistan. Maj. Bradley Gordon explained to the U-T:
Schmidt was the son of San Antonio Spurs team physician Dr. David Schmidt and therapist Dr. Becky Whetstone. Whetstone told the U-T that her son had grown disillusioned with the war in Afghanistan:
Today California governor Jerry Brown ordered flags be flown at half-staff over the State Capitol in memory of Lance Cpl. Schmidt.
