No indication of accident, suicide, or criminal intent.
I’ve been to the Barracks a couple of times. Go a block in any direction and it’s pretty scary.
Another article:
Gunshot that killed Marine at Southeast DC barracks was not self-inflicted, officials say
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/marine-barracks-shooting
How in hell is a Marine...on duty and in DC...wound up being shot????? Does not compute!
A wait to see what plays out. Prayers for family and friends
I used to be one of these Marine guards.
I don’t know what happened here, but back in the 90’s we’d get gang bangers late at night flashing their hardware at us from cars.
One of the guard posts had a clear gunshot impact on the outside of the bullet resistant glass.
At this time of the day, 0530, all of the guards are behind secure booths, unless they are working a gate, or something similar. They don’t just stand around exposed to random gunfire.
I always used to worry about one post in particular, that was under the I-395 in a small over flow parking lot. It was technically across the street from the main Post gate.
I thought if I was going to catch a bullet, it would probably be at post 1 Alpha, we used to call it.
It was very dark, even during the day, and if someone really wanted to shoot a Marine, they’d have a decent chance of getting away afterwards.
I was very happy at the end of shift.
God bless the Marine and his family.
My prayers are with them.
RIP.