Fort Leonard Wood soldier dies on rifle range
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
An 18-year-old soldier from California died during training on a rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood on Friday.
The soldier was assigned to the First Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment. The death was pronounced at 10:33 a.m. on site by Gen. Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital staff, Fort Leonard Wood officials wrote in a Facebook post.
No one else was hurt.
The Army is waiting to release the victim's identity pending notification of next of kin.
The soldier's death is under investigation by Leonard Wood police and the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, the post says.
