Special operations service member shot during training at Fort Bragg

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Master Sgt. Russell Moore, with the 416th Theater Engineer Command and a member of the U.S. Army Reserve Marksmanship Team, engages targets with his M9 pistol during the Dot Torture event on the final day of the U.S. Army Forces Command Weapons Marksmanship Competition Sept. 23, 2015, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The three-day FORSCOM competition features 27 marksmen from the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve and the National Guard in events for the M9 pistol, the M4A1 rifle and the M249 SAW, or Squad Automatic Weapon, to recognize Soldiers who are beyond expert marksmen. The multi-tiered events challenge the competitors’ ability to accurately and quickly engage targets in a variety of conditions and environments. (U.S. Army photo by Timothy L. Hale/Released)

A service member assigned to Joint Special Operations Command headquarters is in the hospital after a pistol training incident Monday at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, according to an Army release.

Authorities could not identify the service member’s branch or other details. The injuries happened during a pre-deployment marksmanship exercise.

“The incident is under investigation, but no foul play is expected,” Fort Bragg spokesman Adam Luther told Army Times.

The service member is in stable condition at Womack Army Medical Center on post, Luther said.

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