Marine accused of shooting, killing another Marine in South Carolina
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Marine is in custody in connection with the shooting death of a fellow Marine at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina.
Cpl. Tyler P. Wallingford, 21, of Standish, Maine, was shot and killed in a barracks on Friday night, investigators said. A second 21-year-old Marine corporal, Spencer T. Daily, was being held as a suspect in Wallingford's death.
Spencer Daily, right, was listed as a suspect in the murder of Tyler Wallingford.
A Marine statement said both men were aircraft ordnance technicians with the same fighter attack training squadron. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service was investigating the shooting.
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Fox 23 Maine reported that Wallingford joined the Marines in 2016 and had previously served as a volunteer firefighter in Standish, a town of approximately 10,000 people 15 miles west of Portland.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"He was always willing and wanting to help out where ever he could with whatever he could," Standish Fire Chief Rob Caron told the station, adding: "When he came back [from boot camp], he was a totally different kid, going from a toddler to an adult overnight, it was fantastic what it did for him and I think we were all just as proud as his parents were."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.