Authorities say a U.S. marine was killed Wednesday night in an incident at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

<div class="block">Authorities say a U.S. marine was killed Wednesday night in an incident at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina.</div>

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Suspect in Custody after Marine Killed at Camp Lejeune

Authorities say a US marine was killed last night in an incident at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina base. Authorities say they took a second marine into custody around 10 15 last night. The base described the death as a homicide and said it took place in the barracks but did not provide additional details on just how the marine died. This comes just days before the base's annual exercise, urgent response training. Roughly 38,000 active duty service members and 39,000 family members are stationed at Camp Lejeune.