What Happened on September 5

An 18-year-old trainee, Pvt. Andrey Okunev of the Army National Guard died late Friday morning during rifle-range training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He suffered a fatal injury around 10:30 a.m. and was pronounced dead at 10:33 a.m. on site by medical personnel from General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital. No other trainees were injured.

Okunev belonged to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment—one of the basic training battalions on the installation. He was more than halfway through the Army’s 10-week Basic Combat Training course and slated to graduate on October 2 .

The post confirmed the incident publicly the same day and later released his name. The case remains under investigation by Fort Leonard Wood law enforcement a

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