Marine kills two other Marines, self at base in Virginia

Aleteia - published on 03/22/13

The shooting comes four days after seven Marines were killed in an explosion in Nevada

At a base in Virginia near Washington D.C., a Marine shot and killed two fellow Marines, and then killed himself. USA Today has the story:

A Marine shot and killed two fellow Marines at a barracks near Washington, D.C., late Thursday and early Friday then took his own life, according to the commander of Marine Corps Base Quantico.

All three, including a male and a female hostage, were active duty Marines assigned to the Officer Candidate School, according to Col. David Maxwell, the base commander.

"This is truly a tragic loss again for the Marine Corps, which has had a number of tragic losses in the last couple of weeks," he said.

The shooting came four days after seven Marines were killed when a mortar exploded during a training exercise Monday night at a training facility and Army munitions depot in Nevada.

Support Aleteia!

If you’re reading this article, it’s thanks to the generosity of people like you, who have made Aleteia possible.

Here are some numbers:

20 million users around the world read Aleteia.org every month
Aleteia is published every day in seven languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, and Slovenian
Each month, readers view more than 50 million pages
Nearly 4 million people follow Aleteia on social media
Each month, we publish 2,450 articles and around 40 videos
We have 60 full time staff and approximately 400 collaborators (writers, translators, photographers, etc.)

As you can imagine, these numbers represent a lot of work. We need you.

Support Aleteia with as little as $1. It only takes a minute. Thank you!

Donate now!