U.S. Marine from Minnesota shot to death in his D.C. barracks.

[Ooh-Rah]

Boy does this suck; especially this part:

The Washington Post, citing two officials with knowledge of the investigation, said the Marine appeared to have been struck by an accidental discharge from a fellow Marine’s weapon.

Lance Cpl. Riley S. Kuznia, 20, from the small northwestern Minnesota town of Karlstad, was shot about 5 a.m. Tuesday, his mother confirmed in a Facebook posting.

 

[DA SWO]

Hope they were not being stupid, but I am not holding my breath.

 

[SpitfireV]

That's terrible. Do Marines keep their service rifles with them in barracks?

 

[48over4000]

Horrible. Curious as to what built up to the incident. Third fatality due to negligence?

 

[policemedic]

That's terrible. Do Marines keep their service rifles with them in barracks?

Generally, no service member keeps weapons in their barracks room. The term Marine Barracks in this case is a proper name for Marine Barracks Washington D.C, not a barracks in the way you’re thinking. The Barracks is one of the oldest posts in the Corps (maybe the oldest?). The Marines assigned there are charged with armed duties. They sign out and carry loaded weapons.

This is the second shooting at Marine Barracks 8th and I within recent months. I suspect this one will hit the books as a negligent discharge.

 

[SpitfireV]

Thanks mate.

 

[48over4000]

Generally, no service member keeps weapons in their barracks room. The term Marine Barracks in this case is a proper name for Marine Barracks Washington D.C, not a barracks in the way you’re thinking. The Barracks is one of the oldest posts in the Corps (maybe the oldest?). The Marines assigned there are charged with armed duties. They sign out and carry loaded weapons.

This is the second shooting at Marine Barracks 8th and I within recent months. I suspect this one will hit the books as a negligent discharge.

Sounds as though at least one of the other two were negligent discharges as well.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

This is a local story; the coverage is heavy. Sure it’s every parents nightmare, but who prepares for “the knock” when your kid is not deployed, but stationed in DC?

But a knock at the family’s home Tuesday in Karlstad brought Markelle Kuznia the news every military parent dreads. She opened the door to a pair of Marines who told her that Lance Cpl. Riley S. Kuznia had been shot and killed while on duty at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C.

Childhood dream turns to nightmare: Marine from Minnesota shot dead in barracks

 

[Gunz]

Horrible, just devastating. With regard to discipline, I can't think of a place more unlikely to have an accidental live round discharge than Marine Barracks Washington DC.

 

[48over4000]

This is a local story; the coverage is heavy. Sure it’s every parents nightmare, but who prepares for “the knock” when your kid is not deployed, but stationed in DC?

But a knock at the family’s home Tuesday in Karlstad brought Markelle Kuznia the news every military parent dreads. She opened the door to a pair of Marines who told her that Lance Cpl. Riley S. Kuznia had been shot and killed while on duty at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C.

Childhood dream turns to nightmare: Marine from Minnesota shot dead in barracks

Horrifying

 

[Grunt]

Regardless of what led up to this incident, it's sad for all involved.