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Shooting at
Quantico
Marine base
There was a shooting at Marine Corps Base Quantico in
Virginia which began late Thursday night. At the end of the
ordeal, three people lay dead, including the suspect, who had
a self-inflicted wound. The notification of the initial shooting
came about 11 p.m., at which point authorities found one
dead victim. Authorities from the base and Prince William
County surrounded the suspect, who was in barracks not far
from where the first shooting occurred. Law enforcement
officials entered the room two hours later and discovered the
shooter dead of a self-inflicted wound. Another victim was in
the room with him, fatally shot. It was unclear whether the
three knew each other, but they are all Marines. The suspect
was a staff member at the officer candidate school. With little
information being provided at this early hour, it appears that
the suspect was a male. The motive is unknown at this point.
Used primarily for training purposes, Quantico develops
strategies for U.S. Marine combat. The Marine Corps Brig, a
military prison, is also located at Quantico as is the FBI
Academy, the principal research and training facility of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the principal training
facility for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
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