19 year old Marine found dead at Camp Pendleton

The report states he was killed by another Marine he was trying to help.

Loved ones remember murdered Camp Pendleton Marine
CANOGA PARK (CBS 8) - Family and friends held a memorial service at Canoga Park High School on Friday to remember a Camp Pendleton Marine who was murdered allegedly by another Marine.

Last weekend, 19-year-old Lance Corporal Mario Arias Junior was found dead in his barracks.

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UPDATE
MILITARY: Authorities say Marine was beaten to death by fellow Marine
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Investigation into death of Camp Pendleton Marine

Posted: Nov 07, 2011
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Military investigators sought Monday to determine what led to the death of a 19-year-old Marine at Camp Pendleton over the weekend.

Lance Cpl. Mario Arias of Canoga Park was found dead in his barracks room on Sunday, according to the Miramar-based 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Public Affairs Office.

Arias, who enlisted in the Marine Corps in August 2010, was an air-crew trainee from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd MAW. He was the recipient of a National Defense Service Medal.

The cause of his death was not immediately clear, USMC officials said.

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is heading the inquiry.
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Calif. Marine's death investigated as homicide

Posted: Nov 07, 2011 8:18 PM EST

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - Military authorities say a Camp Pendleton Marine is suspected in the death of a fellow Marine whose body was found in his barracks over the weekend.

Naval Criminal Investigative Service spokesman Ed Buice tells the (North County Times) that 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Mario Arias Jr. was "the apparent victim of a homicide."
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