Military authorities are investigating the death of a Camp Pendleton-based sailor found in a guard shack, and local gay activists said it may have been a hate-crime slaying at the hands of a fellow serviceman. August Provost of Houston, Texas, was found dead on the western side of the North County Marine Corps base about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, said Doug Sayers, a spokesman for Navy Region Southwest. Investigators consider the death of the 29-year-old boatswain’s mate a possible homicide, though a final determination is on hold pending autopsy results, Sayers said.

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