Three Marines dead in murder-suicide at Quantico
QUANTICO, Va. (AP) Officials say a Marine killed a male and female colleague at a base in Virginia before committing suicide.
Base spokesman Lt. Agustin Solivan says it began around 11 p.m. with a shooting that killed one at Marine Base Quantico.
Authorities eventually entered a barracks early Friday and found a second victim dead along with the suspect dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities say all three Marines found dead were staff members at the base's Officers Candidates School.
No names have been released by Solivan says all three of the dead are Marines.
Solivan says the shooting was an isolated incident and authorities are confident there are no other casualties. The base was put on lockdown after the shooting but the lockdown has been lifted.
Note: The attached photo was taken by Marine Sgt. Rebekka S. Heite.
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