Incident

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2-07-2022 Texas Brackettville 1-1

Location

February 07, 2022

Fort Clark Springs
63 McClernand Rd
Brackettville, Texas

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Dajuan Lester Townes
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Acquaintance
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental Shooting at a Business
Accidental/Negligent Discharge

Notes

Gun discharged while handing it from front passenger to back passenger in car. Both National Guard soldiers on border control duty

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2022/02/07/another-texas-soldier-on-border-dies-in-accidental-shooting/

URL: https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/02/07/national-guard-soldier-dies-in-non-mission-related-incident/

URL: https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/texas-army-national-guard-soldier-dies-in-non-mission-related-incident-military-october-2019-mission-department-local

District

Congressional District: 23
State Senate District: 19
State House District: 74