Jacksonville police officer killed in Camp Lejeune shooting

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (WITN) - A man shot and killed earlier this week by Camp Lejeune security officers was a Jacksonville police officer, the police chief confirmed.

The shooting happened Tuesday afternoon near Tarawa Terrace Elementary School on the base.

Sources say Officer Philip Chiorino was killed in the officer-involved shooting.

Online records say the 31-year-old Chiorino lived on Tarawa Terrace, a couple of blocks from the school.

According to a social media post from the police department, Chiorino joined Jacksonville police in August of 2024.

Sources say he was a former Marine firearms instructor who served a couple of tours in Afghanistan.

Camp Lejeune and NCIS have so far released very little information about the deadly shooting.

“Any loss of a member of the department hurts,” said Jacksonville Police Chief Jarad Phelps, while on the phone with WITN.

Chiorino is in a JPD social media video from last fall where he said he was a school resource officer at Jacksonville Commons Elementary School and was excited for a great year.

The department said it cannot comment further because the investigation is outside its jurisdiction.