Marine shot, killed while on guard duty at Camp Pendleton

The Navy is investigating after a Marine from Colorado was shot to death while on guard duty at Camp Pendleton.

The Orange County Register reports 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Riley Schultz was found dead around 4 in the morning on March 15 with a gunshot wound to the head.

Officials from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force wouldn’t discuss details of the death or the investigation.

His mother, Misty Schultz-McCoy, tells the newspaper her son wanted to become a Marine since he was a young boy.

Schultz's body will be flown this week to Colorado for services scheduled for April 6.