Military officials have identified the victim of a shooting at Camp Lejeune as a 19-year-old North Carolina man who aspired to become a Marine like his father.
Lance Cpl. Austin Schwenk was fatally shot in his barracks room on Wednesday by a fellow Marine who has since been arrested.
The death was initially reported as a mass shooting before officials rectified the information, deeming the incident a homicide.
Schwenk was born in Onslow County, North Carolina. He graduated high school in Ohio.
He joined the Marines in June 2022 and was attached to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.
“I chose the Marines because I’ve grown up around a Marine. My father was a Marine, and he’s always given me a reason to look up to him,” Schwenk said back in May 2022.
“I chose the Marines for the simple fact that they will give me the discipline and leadership that I believe I will be able to use later in my life.”
