Thirty-year-old Jayson Vinberg of Kodiak is dead after he brought a knife to a gunfight, so to speak, at a Navy SEAL training center on Kodiak Island.
Vinberg entered the Naval Special Warfare Detachment Kodiak compound on Saturday and tapped on the guardhouse window with a knife. He was advised by the duty officer to leave the premises, but when the duty officer left his post to make sure Vinberg was actually leaving, Vinberg came at him with the knife.
Vinberg failed to obey repeated commends to stop walking toward the guard. The officer pulled out his firearm and shot Vinberg, who was soon declared dead by medics.
The investigation is being conducted as a joint investigation between Alaska Bureau of Investigation and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). The duty officer’s name won’t be released until after consultation with the Alaska US Attorney’s Office and Naval Criminal Investigative Unit is complete.
The compound is a 55-acre site used for cold-weather training by U.S. Navy SEALS, an elite fighting force.
Vinberg was not a registered voter in Alaska, nor did he apply for a Permanent Fund dividend in 2019. He has ties to Utah, although he appears to have attended Kodiak High School and worked in tire shops in Utah in the past. No motive or explanation has been released for his behavior.
File photo: Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus observes training at Naval Special Warfare Center Detachment Kodiak. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Sam Shavers/Released)
