Crime & Safety
NCIS Investigating 3 Child Deaths At Camp Lejeune: Report
Marine Corps officials at Camp Lejeune did not release the children's ages or cause of death.
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC — The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the deaths of three children at Camp Lejeune, the Marine Corps base near Jacksonville, North Carolina, according to a report from WITN Greenville.
Marines said the deaths were not gun related but did not release the children's ages or cause of death, according to the report.
It is unclear whether anyone has been charged or arrested in connection with the children's deaths, according to WCTI 12 News.
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