Overview
- Officials identified the soldier as Pfc. Krystofer Lopez, 18, and said he was posthumously promoted to specialist.
- Lopez served as a 31B military police member with LEAD’s Emergency Services Law Enforcement Division and was a PFI appointee assigned to the 947th Quartermaster Company.
- He was fatally injured around 9:30 a.m. on March 12 during a training event, received on-site care, and was pronounced dead at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital.
- Col. Caleb Lewis offered condolences and said support is being provided to the soldier’s family and unit.
- Depot officials reported the installation remains secure with no threat to the surrounding community and that the cause and manner of death have not been released.