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Marine Guard Shoots Fellow Marine To Death At Camp Lejeune (Video)

Main gate at Camp Lejeune.
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Main gate at Camp Lejeune.

In the second fatal shooting at a military base in less than a week, a Camp Lejeune Marine guard killed a fellow Marine with a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Camp Lejeune spokesman Nat Fahy said the shooting took place around 5:30 p.m Tuesday near the North Carolina base's main gate, according to The Associated Press.

The suspect and the victim were both standing guard inside a guard shack when the alleged shooter used his M4 rifle to fatally wound his colleague.

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The suspect, whose name has not yet been released, was taken into custody. The victim was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Marine Capt. Joshua Smith explained to Stars and Stripes that terrorism was not a factor in the killing:

“It is being ruled an isolated incident."

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the shooting.

WITN-TV put together this wrap-up of Tuesday night's events:

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