Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

2 Fort Stewart soldiers found dead inside apartment

Two soldiers were found dead in an apartment Sunday.
Two soldiers were found dead in an apartment Sunday.
By Raisa Habersham
March 6, 2017

Two active U.S. Army soldiers were found dead inside an apartment in Hinesville late Sunday night.

An anonymous tip led authorities to Fort Stewart soldiers Malika Jackson, 21, and Marquez Brown, 23, inside the home on the 100 block of Rebecca Street, television station WTOC reported.

Police believe the men’s deaths are suspicious, the news station reported.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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