1 dead, 2 injured in training accident

XVIII Abn. Corps and Fort Bragg PAO

One Fort Bragg Range Control contractor died and two other people were injured during a training accident Tuesday at Fort Bragg’s Range 77.

The Range Control contractor died at Womack Army Medical Center from a gunshot wound. A second Range Control contractor, who also suffered a gunshot wound, was transported via air to UNC-Chapel Hill. The third person, a Soldier who is a student at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, was grazed in the arm and is currently being treated at WAMC.

Fort Bragg’s first responders and law enforcement officials responded immediately to the scene.
The incident is under investigation.

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