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San Diego CA July 4 2009
Authorities are questioning a suspect in the death of a sailor from Houston.
The body of August Provost, 29, was found at Marine Corps Camp Pendleton base in Southern California about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Provost had been standing watch as a sentry at a compound on the base, said Capt. Matt Brown, a spokesperson for Navy Region Southwest in San Diego, Calif.
“Preliminarily it appears Seaman Provost suffered gunshot wounds, and it appears that someone attempted to destroy evidence by lighting a fire at Seaman Provost’s assigned place of duty,” Brown said.
Provost’s exact cause of death was pending the completion of the autopsy report, he said.
Investigators have linked a sailor to the crime through both physical evidence and his own statement, Brown said. The sailor has been taken into custody and is cooperating with the investigation, he said.
Activists have expressed concern Provost’s death may have been a hate crime related to his sexual orientation. Provost was gay.
“There is no information that suggests this is a hate crime, but we will address any possible motivation as part of the investigation as we continue to thoroughly examine the many leads and facts in this case,” Brown said.
Another sailor initially questioned as a “person of interest” on Wednesday has been released, he said.
Provost, who lived in the Acres Homes neighborhood, joined the Navy in March 2008. He was assigned to a Camp Pendleton-based team of air-cushioned landing craft that carry troops and equipment from the sea on to the shore.
“Seaman Provost was an outstanding sailor looking forward to a bright future,” Brown said. “He was also a son, a friend and a shipmate, and all of us share in the grief and this sense of loss. He will most surely be missed by all who loved and cared for him, and by those who served with him.”
Authorities are questioning a suspect in the death of a sailor from Houston.
The body of August Provost, 29, was found at Marine Corps Camp Pendleton base in Southern California about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Provost had been standing watch as a sentry at a compound on the base, said Capt. Matt Brown, a spokesperson for Navy Region Southwest in San Diego, Calif.
“Preliminarily it appears Seaman Provost suffered gunshot wounds, and it appears that someone attempted to destroy evidence by lighting a fire at Seaman Provost’s assigned place of duty,” Brown said.
Provost’s exact cause of death was pending the completion of the autopsy report, he said.
Investigators have linked a sailor to the crime through both physical evidence and his own statement, Brown said. The sailor has been taken into custody and is cooperating with the investigation, he said.
Activists have expressed concern Provost’s death may have been a hate crime related to his sexual orientation. Provost was gay.
“There is no information that suggests this is a hate crime, but we will address any possible motivation as part of the investigation as we continue to thoroughly examine the many leads and facts in this case,” Brown said.
Another sailor initially questioned as a “person of interest” on Wednesday has been released, he said.
Provost, who lived in the Acres Homes neighborhood, joined the Navy in March 2008. He was assigned to a Camp Pendleton-based team of air-cushioned landing craft that carry troops and equipment from the sea on to the shore.
“Seaman Provost was an outstanding sailor looking forward to a bright future,” Brown said. “He was also a son, a friend and a shipmate, and all of us share in the grief and this sense of loss. He will most surely be missed by all who loved and cared for him, and by those who served with him.”
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