Marine Shot and Killed on Duty at Marine Barracks in Washington

U.S. Marines take part in the dedication ceremony of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, on May 14, 2018. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

A U.S. Marine was shot and killed in a Washington barracks on New Year’s Day, it was reported.

Marine Corps officials confirmed the Marine died while on duty at Marine Barracks Washington, according to the corps’s website. It happened at 5 a.m. on Jan. 1.