{"id":372723,"date":"2026-06-24T07:29:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372723\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T07:29:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:29:23","slug":"american-forces-network-employee-found-with-gunshot-wound-after-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372723\/","title":{"rendered":"American Forces Network employee found with gunshot wound after crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6399185703112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Air Force pilot details F-16 flyover for America 250 celebration in DC<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Maj. Taylor Hiester, commander of the F-16 Demonstration Team, discusses the upcoming flyover set for the Great American State Fair in Washington D.C. to celebrate America&#8217;s 250th birthday. He highlights the significance of the patriotic mission, drawing inspiration from historical events like Flight 93. Hiester encourages young people to pursue their dreams in the US military.<\/p>\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">An American Forces Network employee who died Tuesday following a vehicle collision near a military installation in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_861129\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/west\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">California<\/a> was found with a gunshot wound.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The unidentified employee was driving to work at the March Air Reserve Base, 60 miles east of Los Angeles, at around 8 a.m. when the incident occurred, the Riverside County Sheriff&#8217;s Department said, as reported by <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_861130\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/crash-shooting-march-air-reserve-base\/3907962\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NBC LA<\/a>. Both drivers were taken to a hospital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_861131\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/anti-ice-minneapolis-agitators-set-up-checkpoint-track-federal-agents#&amp;_intcmp=fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ANTI-ICE MINNEAPOLIS AGITATORS SET UP CHECKPOINT TO TRACK FEDERAL AGENTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/california-air-reserve-base-001.jpeg\" alt=\"The scene near March Air Reserve Base\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The scene near March Air Reserve Base where an Armed Forces Network employee died from a gunshot wound after a vehicle collision, authorities said. (KTTV)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It was later determined that the subject had injuries consistent with a gunshot wound,&#8221; the sheriff&#8217;s department said. &#8220;The Moreno Valley Investigation Bureau assumed the investigation. No further details are available as the investigation remains ongoing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Deputies were initially dispatched to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, the news outlet reported. California Highway Patrol officers told deputies that both drivers were <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_861132\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/california-shooting-leaves-1-officer-dead-another-wounded\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">hospitalized in critical condition<\/a>. Details about what led to the shooting were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_861133\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/eight-believed-dead-b-52-crashes-shortly-takeoff-from-edwards-air-force-base\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">US AIR FORCE B-52 BOMBER CRASHES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE IN CALIFORNIA<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f15-kc135-march-air-base-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"An F-15 flying beside a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker performing simulated refueling near March Air Reserve Base\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>An F-15 flies beside a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker from March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif., as they perform a simulated refueling on April 21, 2023. The KC-135 entered service with the U.S. Air Force in 1957 and is being replaced by the Boeing KC-46A. (Will Lester\/MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The American Forces Network (AFN) is the official broadcast service of the U.S. Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">This government entity provides television, radio, and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_861134\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/technologies\/streaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">streaming content<\/a> to deployed troops, Department of Defense civilians, and their families stationed overseas or aboard Navy vessels. The agency is headquartered at Fort Meade, Maryland, with its main broadcast center in Riverside.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital has reached out to the military base, the American Forces Network, and the sheriff&#8217;s department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Air Force pilot details F-16 flyover for America 250 celebration in DC Maj. 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