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NewsAugust 17, 2003

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- The Army was investigating the death of a drill sergeant who was injured on a live-fire training range, a post spokesman said Friday. Staff Sgt. Pascual Murillo, 28, of San Antonio, was injured during exercises Thursday night and died Friday morning, said Mike Alley, chief of external communications at Fort Leonard Wood...

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FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- The Army was investigating the death of a drill sergeant who was injured on a live-fire training range, a post spokesman said Friday.

Staff Sgt. Pascual Murillo, 28, of San Antonio, was injured during exercises Thursday night and died Friday morning, said Mike Alley, chief of external communications at Fort Leonard Wood.

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Murillo was a drill sergeant with the 14th Military Police Brigade, Alley said.

The nature and circumstances of Murillo's injuries were under investigation, and no one else was injured in the incident, the Army said.

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