Marine dies in apparent game at 8th & I
The Washington Post reports that 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Cody S. Schoenfelder fatally shot himself while on guard at the Marine Barracks in Washington, DC Friday night. It looks like an accidental shooting as the result of some game called “Trust”;
Two D.C. police officials said Schoenfelder was shot inside a guard shack and there was a second Marine with him at the time. Investigators are exploring the possibility that a gun accidentally discharged as the Marines were playing the game “Trust,” in which one points a weapon at the other, according to those two officials and a third person in law enforcement, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
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As part of the game, one Marine pretends to load a magazine into a weapon, points it at another’s head and says, “Do you trust me?” according to accounts in the Marine Corps Times. After getting an answer, the Marine holding the gun either pulls the trigger or lowers the weapon. Either way, there should not be any bullets fired.
The Times paper has reported on service members convicted of manslaughter and court-
martialed after accidental shootings. If Schoenfelder was killed while playing “Trust,” police say, something went terribly awry for him to have shot himself.
When a loaded weapon is involved, I never have any trust.
Category: Marine Corps
It’s really just another case of workplace violence
This is sad, especially since he was one of my friends since middle school. And for all you that are talking shit about it can go to a different page, because its not needed here. No one knows exactly what happend and the never will, leave him alone . Also, for all you who keep saying dumb ass, sorry to say but he was actually won of thebsmarter kids in the class. RIp Cody we love and miss you.
SDbaby,
A smart kid that ignores basic safety rules and plays with a loaded gun ain’t that smart.
Its tragic, surely. However, its a tragedy that could have been avoided.
2 yrs ago my brother was killed on his drill weekend because of this game. We wrote the Commandant and involved our Senator. We researched this “game” and discovered there are a lot of deaths attributed to this “game”. The Marine Corps ignored us and now it happened on the commandants front lawn.
The only weapon you guys should play with is the one in your pants.