A soldier stationed at Fort Bragg was shot to death Wednesday near the North Carolina army base, officials said.
Staff Sergeant Jimmy Smith, 24, was found dead from a gunshot wound just after 10:30 p.m. in Raeford, a North Carolina city about 20 miles away from Fort Bragg, military officials said.
Smith’s death appears to be connected to a Wednesday domestic-related shooting in nearby Harnett County involving two other Fort Bragg soldiers, investigative sourcesIn the first shouting, Brandon A. Amos-Dixon, was arrested for allegedly shooting at his fiancé, also a soldier, and her child in a car.Smith’s murder is still under investigation. The Hoke County Sheriff’s Department could not be reached Friday.
“Jimmy was more than just an NCO, he was a mentor, a shoulder to cry on, a comedian at times, but most of all a great friend,” Spc. Roenice Todd, a fellow soldier in the battalion, said in a statement. “It was truly an honor to be able to learn from him.” Smith’s death is the latest in a tumultuous streak for Fort Bragg. At least 13 members at the base are investigated for alleged criminal drug activity, the Army Times noted.
Last year, seven soldiers who were the last to see a Fort Bragg paratrooper on a camping trip were arrested after the 21-year-old’s
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