{"id":23095,"date":"2021-04-20T20:38:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T20:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/04\/20\/2-marines-involved-in-likely-accidental-barracks-shooting-ncis-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:39:40","slug":"2-marines-involved-in-likely-accidental-barracks-shooting-ncis-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/04\/20\/2-marines-involved-in-likely-accidental-barracks-shooting-ncis-says\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Marines involved in likely accidental barracks shooting, NCIS says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two male Marines were involved in what the Naval Criminal Investigative Service has now confirmed was a shooting incident involving two people \u2015 an incident that the law enforcement agency believes may have been accidental. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday evening a Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, was injured as a result of a firearms incident in the barracks at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Marine Corps Times previously reported. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medical authorities deemed the injured Marine to be completely stable, the Marine Corps confirmed Tuesday, and he was released from the hospital on Sunday, three days after the incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can confirm the victim and the shooter are both males and Marines,\u201d NCIS spokesman Jeff Houston said in a statement Tuesday. \u201cOur preliminary investigative findings appear to indicate this was an accidental shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t