{"id":55891,"date":"2021-12-09T12:28:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/12\/09\/knife-wielding-man-killed-at-marine-corps-recruit-depot-san-diego-was-base-employee\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:52:20","slug":"knife-wielding-man-killed-at-marine-corps-recruit-depot-san-diego-was-base-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/12\/09\/knife-wielding-man-killed-at-marine-corps-recruit-depot-san-diego-was-base-employee\/","title":{"rendered":"Knife-wielding man killed at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego was base employee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SAN DIEGO (AP) \u2014 A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/11\/27\/guard-kills-person-with-knife-at-marine-corps-recruit-depot-san-diego\/\" target=\"_blank\">man armed with a knife<\/a> who was shot and killed at the entrance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/04\/23\/for-the-first-time-women-become-marines-at-san-diego-recruit-depot\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego<\/a> last month was a Boston resident who worked at the base, authorities said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A guard shot and killed Travers Spargo King, 36, on Nov. 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, authorities said the man drove up to an entrance, ignored several orders to stop, then finally got out of an SUV and approached a checkpoint kiosk with a knife and \u201chostile intent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He ignored several warnings from security before being shot and died at the scene, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King was a civilian who worked as an air conditioner technician at the depot from March to November and he previously served in the U.S. Coast Guard, according to a statement from the base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, authorities didn\u2019t say whether he was still employed at the depot at the time of his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities haven\u2019t provided other details of the confrontation. The shooting remains under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/09\/25\/no-more-yellow-footprints-on-parris-island-corps-considers-closing-south-carolina-and-san-diego-recruit-training-depots-to-open-third-training-base\/\">The depot<\/a>&nbsp;is near San Diego International Airport. Gate 5, where the incident took place, is used for visitors. It has security kiosks under a metal awning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the day of the incident, KSWB-TV&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fox5sandiego.com\/news\/local-news\/person-shot-killed-at-entrance-to-marine-corps-recruit-depot\/\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;that an SUV with open doors could be seen in one of the visitor lanes, and a body covered by a tarp lay a short distance away under the gate\u2019s awning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine Recruit Depot San Diego, which trains recruits mainly from west of the Mississippi River, handles tens of thousands of recruits each year. 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