- Austin Schwenk, 19, was shot in the head at a US military training facility in North Carolina at 10:15 p.m. following an incident in a barracks room
- Another Marine was taken into custody and is being held in Schwenk’s death, which is being treated as a homicide
- Officials announced that Lance Corporal Schwenk was with the 6th Marine Regiment and was enlisted in June 2022
The Marine officer shot at Camp Lejeune on Wednesday has been identified as Austin Schwenk as another service member has been arrested in connection with his killing.
The 19-year-old was shot in the head at around 10:15 p.m. at the US military training facility in North Carolina after an incident in a barracks room.
Another Marine was taken into custody and is being held in Schwenk’s death, which is being treated as a homicide.
However, the suspect in the case, which is being investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, has not been publicly identified.
Officials announced that Lance Corporal Schwenk was with the 6th Marine Regiment and was enlisted in June 2022.
The Marine officer shot at Camp Lejeune on Wednesday has been identified as Austin Schwenk and another service member has been arrested for his murder
The 19-year-old was shot in the head at around 10:15 p.m. at the US military training facility in North Carolina after an incident in a barracks room
Officials announced that Lance Corporal Schwenk was with the 6th Marine Regiment and was enlisted in June 2022
Authorities described Schwenk’s death as an “isolated incident between two Marines.”
Police were called to the base based on reports of an active shooter. Officers found the victim with a gunshot wound to the head and later pronounced him dead.
Another Marine, whose name has not yet been released, was taken into custody over the incident and the investigation is ongoing.
A spokesman for the 2nd Marine Division told Military.com: “We will continue to provide the greatest possible support to the investigative agency.”
“Our deepest condolences go out to the Navy family and friends at this time.”
Schwenk was born in Onslow County, where Camp Lejeune is located, and graduated from Riverside High School in Painesville, Ohio, in 2022.
He worked as an electro-optical ordnance repair shop and was responsible for the repair and maintenance of small missile systems and night vision devices.
Another Marine was taken into custody and is being held in Schwenk’s death, which is being treated as a homicide
However, the suspect in the case, which is being investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, has not been publicly identified
Schwenk told local newspaper The News-Herald in May 2022 that he decided to enlist in the Marines to follow in his father’s footsteps.
“My father was a Marine and he always gave me a reason to look up to him,” he previously said.
“I chose the Marines because it provides me with the discipline and leadership that I believe I can use later in my life.”
The sprawling Camp Lejeune spans approximately 240 square miles and is home to the II Marine Expeditionary Force.
Its beaches and firing ranges provide training for amphibious assaults and urban warfare, and it is used for both U.S. Navy training and exercises by other military forces from around the world.
The death occurred two days before the base’s scheduled annual training, known as Exercise Urgent Response, which “provides tenant commands the opportunity to develop and apply emergency safety procedures,” a news release said.
has contacted the 2nd Marine Division and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service for comment.