Incident

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8-17-2023 California Oceanside 1-0

Location

August 17, 2023

Camp Pendleton
20250 Vandegrift Rd
Oceanside, California

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Lance Cpl Joseph Whaley
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental Shooting at a Business
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Gun range/gun shop/gun show shooting

Notes

US Marine shot during small arms live-fire training

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/negligent-discharge-killed-u-s-marine-in-live-fire-training-at-camp-pendleton/

District

Congressional District: 49
State Senate District: 38
State House District: 74