Coroner IDs Navy Recruit Who Died In Fatal Shooting At Great Lakes Naval Station

LAKE COUNTY, IL — The Lake County Coroner's Office has identified the 18-year-old navy recruit who was fatally shot at Great Lakes Naval Station on Wednesday.

Kayshawn Wilkerson, who is originally from Ocala, Florida, and was most recently stationed at the Great Lakes training facility, died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office news release. Preliminary results from an autopsy show the gunshot wound appears to be self-inflicted.

• Navy Recruit Dies After Incident At Firing Range At Great Lakes Naval Station: Coroner

An investigation into the "circumstances surrounding the incident is underway," Lt. Beau Nickerson, a public affairs officer at Great Lakes Naval Station, told Patch this past week.

The incident happened at about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at one of the firing ranges on the base, Stephen Newton, deputy chief with the coroner's office, told Patch earlier in the week. The coroner's office was called to the scene at 4:15 p.m.

The cause of the death remains under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Lake County Coroner’s Office.