US Navy SEALs Blog & Information | CHIEF PETTY OFFICER DIES AFTER FIREFIGHT U-T San Diego His mother, Diana Pike, posted on Facebook that Pike was shot in the head during a firefight, suffering immediate brain death. She wrote that he was part of a five-man team fighting 16 to 18 enemy troops. About half of the combatants who attacked U.S ... Coronado-Based Navy SEAL Succumbed to Combat-Related Injuries |