{"id":38090,"date":"2019-08-03T17:48:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-03T17:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smg.go-vip.net\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/08\/03\/navy-security-forces-shoot-kill-junior-sailor-after-high-speed-chase\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:56:36","slug":"navy-security-forces-shoot-kill-junior-sailor-after-high-speed-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/08\/03\/navy-security-forces-shoot-kill-junior-sailor-after-high-speed-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy security forces shoot, kill junior sailor after high-speed chase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A sailor was shot and killed after a high speed chase across Virginia\u2019s Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story<\/a> late Friday, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citing the ongoing next of kin notification process, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic spokeswoman Beth Baker told Navy Times she can describe the dead man only as a junior enlisted sailor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baker said that the incident began shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday, when base Naval Security Forces<\/a> reported a car driving erratically and tried to pull it over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That triggered a chase at increasingly high speeds until the driver reached Gate 5, where personnel deployed automatic metal barriers to block his escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baker said the driver then veered into the Navy Exchange Mini Mart and collided with the gas pumps, disabling his vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fleeing on foot, he was chased by several Naval Security Forces personnel, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they caught up to him, he allegedly \u201cattacked and assaulted them, in the process injuring two\u201d of his pursuers, Baker added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the melee, the sailor was shot and Naval Security Forces personnel immediately began first aid to save his life but he was declared dead at the scene, according to Baker.<\/p>\n\n\n\t