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Authorities Investigate Camp Pendleton Suicide
A civilian died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head shortly after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigated today the apparent suicide of a civilian at Memorial Golf Course on the grounds of Camp Pendleton.
The civilian died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head shortly after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to a statement from the northern San Diego County US Marine Corps installation.
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About an hour earlier, military police and base medics went to the golf course after receiving a call that the same individual was threatening to commit suicide, Marine Corps 1st Lt. Ryan Welsh told U-T San Diego. The Camp Pendleton spokesman did not elaborate on what happened in the hour leading up to the gunfire.
The civilian's name and gender were not immediately released.
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The golf course, which is open to the public as well as active-duty personnel, was closed pending further notice, Marine Corps Capt. Barry Edwards said.
—City News Service
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