Camp Lejeune Marine killed while training at Twentynine Palms

NCIS investigating after Camp Lejeune Marine was killed by unintentional gunshot while training in CA

NCIS is investigating the death of a Camp Lejeune Marine who died during training in California.

Camp Lejeune officials say Lance Corporal Jackson Forringer died last Thursday during Integrated Training Exercise 3-23 at Twentynine Palms.

The Marine Corps Times is reporting that Forringer, 20, from South Carolina, was apparently killed by an inadvertent gun discharge while he was with other Marines in the back of a 7-ton truck.

He was assigned to the 2nd Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune.

The 2d Marine Division says there were no other injuries reported.

According to an obituary posted online, his parents Todd Forringer and Andrea Forringer said serving in the United States Marine Corps was a lifelong dream for their son, and, “he never met a stranger and was one of the humblest, kind-spirited individuals you could meet.”

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (WITN) – NCIS is investigating the death of a Camp Lejeune Marine who died during training at Twentynine Palms, California.

Camp Lejeune confirms that Lance Corporal Jackson Forringer died last Thursday during Integrated Training Exercise 3-23.

Forringer, who just turned 20 earlier this month, was assigned to the 2nd Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune.

He joined the Marine Corps in July of 2021.

An obituary says Forringer was killed during training at the California base. It says he was a 2021 graduate of Chesnee High School in Chesnee, South Carolina, and that his lifelong dream was to be a Marine.

The 2d Marine Division says there were no other injuries reported.