Shrapnel damaged vehicle during Marine Corps demonstration

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Marine Corps artillery mishap part of unusual firing over highway
The US Marine Corps is no stranger to firing live ordnance as part training, but it had been years — more than 70, according to one US official — since Marines had fired artillery over a stretch of the I-5 interstate in California like they did last weekend during the Corps’ 250th birthday celebration.

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Shrapnel damaged vehicle during Marine Corps demonstration: California Highway Patrol
Los Angeles Magazine · 13h
Marine Corps Celebration Resulted in Shrapnel Hitting a CHP Vehicle on the I-5
Artillery Shell Detonates During Marines’ Celebration, Hits CHP Vehicle
An “explosive ordnance” detonated prematurely and hit a law enforcement vehicle near Camp Pendleton in California Saturday.

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Santa Rosa Press Democrat · 6h
Ordnance fired over 5 Freeway at Camp Pendleton prematurely detonated, striking CHP vehicle
Marine artillery shell detonates over freeway during Camp Pendleton event
Shrapnel from Marines anniversary demonstration detonates over California interstate and hits squad car, highway patrol says
“This was an unusual and concerning situation,” California Highway Patrol Border Division Chief Tony Coronado said in the statement.

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CHP reports artillery shrapnel strikes patrol vehicle over I-5
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Marine Corps shrapnel hit patrol car on California's I-5 freeway during demonstration: CHP

The artillery rounds were fired over Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton in San Diego as part of a military demonstration for the Marine Corps' 250th anniversary.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom lashed out at the Trump administration before the event, saying it was dangerous to fire live rounds over a highway.

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