Overview

• Preliminary autopsy results released Friday show recruit Kayshawn Wickerson, 18, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
• Naval Station Great Lakes police and fire personnel responded to reports of a gunshot victim on a firing range around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday.
• Wickerson, stationed at Recruit Training Command, was pronounced dead at the scene and identified as an Ocala, Florida native.
• Investigators from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Lake County coroner’s office are leading the ongoing inquiry into the circumstances of his death.
• The United States Navy has pledged support for the recruit’s family, friends and shipmates and is withholding further details to preserve the integrity of the investigation.