1 dead in shooting at Marine Base Quantico

Updated: Friday, 22 Mar 2013, 1:51 AM CDT
Published : Friday, 22 Mar 2013, 1:51 AM CDT

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A base spokesman says one person is dead after a shooting at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia and authorities are in a standoff with a suspect who's barricaded himself in barracks.

Lt. Agustin Solivan says the shooting happened around 11 p.m. Thursday and authorities are in a standoff with the suspect that's gone into early Friday.

Solivan says they believe the suspect is a staff member at the officer candidate school at the base.

No information on the victim has been released.


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