Two found dead at Fort Bragg in NC weren’t killed in training, officials say
Two people were found dead Wednesday in a training area at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, officials say.
The deaths weren’t connected to official military unit training, the U.S. Army base said in a news release.
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command is conducting an investigation, according to officials.
One of the bodies was identified as 44-year-old Timothy Dumas of Pinehurst, officials said Friday. He served in the U.S. Army.
The other was identified as Master Sgt. William J. Lavigne II of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, according to officials.
This story was originally published December 3, 2020 at 12:48 PM.
Simone Jasper
The News & Observer