A US Marine is dead after he was shot while on duty at the Marine barracks in Southeast DC.
The shooting was reported at around 5 AM Tuesday morning.
The Marine was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
According to a Marine spokesperson, no suspects have been arrested and the identity of the deceased Marine is being withheld from the public until his next of kin are notified.
The gunshot wound was not self-inflicted, Captain Colleen McFadden told the New York Post.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS: Sadly, a Marine Barracks spokesperson tells @fox5dc the man who was shot early this morning has died. They're not identifying him, but no suspects have been arrested and officials say there's no threat to public. pic.twitter.com/Lo7XRz6Sgq
— Anne Cutler (@AnneCutler) January 1, 2019
BREAKING: MPD and Marine Corps police are investigating a shooting at the Barracks around 5:00 New Year's morning. Police say an adult male was shot and taken to the hospital. They say no suspects have been arrested, but the scene is contained and there's no threat to the public. pic.twitter.com/We8FQoY9EL
— Anne Cutler (@AnneCutler) January 1, 2019
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