Marine veteran dies in ‘security incident’ on Camp Lejeune

A Marine veteran died during what base officials have described as a “security incident” at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on Jan. 13, according to Camp Lejeune and North Carolina police officials. The incident was reported near Tarawa Terrace Elementary School at the North Carolina base that afternoon, Camp Lejeune officials said in a Jan.

13 release. On-base schools and child development centers were placed on lockdown “out of an abundance of caution” while law enforcement responded, according to the release. The lockdown was later lifted and schools resumed normal operations.

“Law enforcement actions during the incident resulted in one fatality,” the release said. The Camp Lejeune release did not identify the deceased, citing notification of next of kin. On Friday, three days after the