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Range 200 simulated Iraqi village, where U.S. marines of the First Expeditionary Force (1MEF) are training at the Twentynine Palms Marine Base near Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Nov. 14, 2005. David McNew/Getty Images
UPDATE: A spokesperson for the U.S. Marine base in Twentynine Palms said a suspect is now in custody.
The suspect, identified as a Marine, was transported to a Palm Springs hospital for a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a two-hour interaction with police, spokesperson Nicole Plymale told The Desert Sun.
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