Suicide by Semper Fi: attacks Marines with knife

A lunatic with a knife was shot and killed on Friday when he tried to enter a gate checkpoint at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California. 

The driver, rather than going out and looting stores in California, attempted to enter the base through Gate 5 and was stopped by Marine personnel. He got out of the vehicle and came at the guards with a knife, and ignored warnings from personnel to stop. He refused to obey the commands and was shot dead.

“Base personnel issued verbal commands to stop the vehicle at which point the individual exited their vehicle and approached with a knife and hostile intent. After several warnings the individual was shot by base personnel,” Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego said in a statement provided to American Military News.

“Emergency services were called and the individual was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:16 p.m.,” the statement added.

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Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) are investigating the incident. The individual’s motive or possible connection to the base are not yet known and no "Allahu akbars" were reportedly screamed.

NCIS released a statement that said, “Out of respect for the ongoing investigative process, at this time we are not able to provide additional details.”

Suicide by Semper Fi.

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