"The New York Times reported the 155-millimeter shell was fired during the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps. at Camp Pendleton in North San Diego, dropping fragments on the California Highway Patrol vehicle and motorcycle that were part of Vance's security. No officers were hurt in the mishap, The Times reported, with one officer describing the sound like pebbles hitting his motorcycle and the area around him."
"We love our Marines and owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time, the Vice President and the White House shouldn't be so reckless with people's lives for their vanity projects, Newsom posted on X on Sunday. A spokesperson for the vice president declined to comment to The Times. The California Democrat's criticism on Sunday comes a day after he blasted Vance, saying the celebration was a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way."
A 155-millimeter shell prematurely detonated during a Marine Corps 250th-anniversary demonstration at Camp Pendleton, sending fragments onto a California Highway Patrol vehicle and a motorcycle in Vice President JD Vance's security motorcade. No officers were injured, though one officer compared the sound to pebbles hitting his motorcycle and two officers reported a two-inch piece of shrapnel dented a car hood. Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the event as reckless and warned it risked public safety. Newsom also objected to a planned 17-mile Interstate 5 shutdown for artillery exercises; a spokesperson for the vice president declined to comment.
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