Death of JBLM soldier hit by train investigated as suicide

The death of a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier who died Thursday after he was hit by a train is being investigated as a suicide, DuPont police said Friday.

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train hit the man about 10 a.m. when he was on the tracks roughly 2 miles south of an area called Solo Point along the water near DuPont.

Police Chief Bob Sheehan said the death of the Army member is being investigated as a likely suicide.

The name of the man killed was not released. His body is in military custody, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s office.

This story was originally published October 22, 2015 at 4:45 PM with the headline "Death of JBLM soldier hit by train investigated as suicide."