The Marines Corps has launched an investigation after the California Highway Patrol said shrapnel from an artillery shell, fired during a live-fire demonstration touted by the White House, struck a law enforcement vehicle.

No injuries were reported when an artillery round “detonated overhead prematurely” during Saturday’s 250th anniversary celebration for the Marines Corps at Camp Pendleton, the highway patrol said.

But at least one of its patrol vehicles, on hand to help stop and divert traffic on Interstate 5 through the base during the demonstration, was damaged, the highway patrol said in a statement Sunday.

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    1 day ago

    And instead just makes the dictator and the marines look incompetent while shutting down one of the busiest roads in the world for half a day.

    Way to look weak and stupid while pissing people off all at once.

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      23 hours ago

      The dictator doesnt just look incompetent… lucky for us he really is. If Trump was of average intelligence he would be way more dangerous.