Marine Taken Into Custody After Fellow Service Member Is Killed At Camp Lejeune

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC - FEBRUARY 20: A female Marine climbs the Stairway to Heaven obstacle on the Confidence Course during Marine Combat Training (MCT) on February 20, 2013 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Since 1988 all non-infantry enlisted male Marines have been required to complete 29 days of basic combat skills training at MCT after graduating from boot camp. MCT has been required for all enlisted female Marines since 1997. About six percent of enlisted Marines are female. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) — (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

OAN’s Abril Elfi
11:35 AM – Thursday, October 19, 2023

A Marine has been taken into custody in relation to the murder of a fellow member.

A statement from Camp Lejeune announced that on Wednesday night the suspect was arrested at around 10:15 p.m. following an incident earlier in the evening that took place in an on-base barracks room that resulted in the death of a Marine.

PRESS RELEASE: Oct. 18, 2023
On base homcide; Suspect in custodyhttps://t.co/0PXIt2U5IX pic.twitter.com/3ROFjyKvVL
— Camp Lejeune (@camp_lejeune) October 19, 2023

Camp Lejeune is a training complex that spans over 153,000 acres in Onslow County, North Carolina, near Jacksonville.

According to the base’s website, the station is known as the “Home of Expeditionary Forces in Readiness,” and it is home to nearly 137,000 Marines, sailors, retirees, their families, and civilian employees.

Authorities have not named the suspect or the victim.

The base said additional details “will be provided as they become available.”

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