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News.com.au
25-05-2025
- News.com.au
Police reveal what really happened to twin brothers found fatally shot on Georgia mountain
Authorities have ruled the mysterious deaths of twin 19-year-old brothers found fatally shot on a Georgia mountain a double suicide. The bodies of Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis from Lawrenceville, a suburb of Atlanta, were discovered on March 8 around 145km away in Hiawassee, at the summit of Bell Mountain, close to the North Carolina border. The teens had planned to fly to Boston to visit their friends on the morning of March 7, but 24 hours later, they were found dead in a remote part of the state they had never visited before, their family said. Both deaths have now been declared suicides, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced in a statement Wednesday. 'Based on the results of the medical examiner's autopsy and other investigative findings, their deaths have been ruled suicide-suicide. GBI agents have met with the Lewis family to share the findings,' the statement read. Cellular location data from the pair's phones established their movements from their home to Bell Mountain, the GBI said. 'In the video that corresponds to those locations, the Lewis brothers are seen alone,' the statement reads. Only Naazir was seen travelling to the airport on March 7, but he never caught his flight and returned home, the GBI said. Qaadir did not have an airline ticket. The ammunition used in the gun that fired the fatal shots was purchased by Naazir and arrived at his home on March 5, according to records seen by the GBI. Though the agency didn't specify how they obtained the weapon. Both brothers searched on their phones for how to load a gun, suicide rates in 2024 and other chilling related searches, according to internet history retrieved by the GBI. The brothers concurrently fired the fatal shots, according to forensic evidence, and the injuries were self-inflicted, the GBI said following its investigation. The investigation into their deaths is set to be formally closed in the coming weeks. A Hiawassee volunteer firefighter, Scott Kerlin, 42, has been formally charged with misdemeanour obstruction after allegedly taking photos of the twins' death scene and sharing them publicly, the GBI said. Investigators originally thought that the twins' deaths could be a murder-suicide, although this theory was fiercely rejected by their family. The family launched a GoFundMe to hire a private investigator to examine the case, after they dismissed the theory that the pair took their own lives. 'My nephews wouldn't do this! They came from a family of love, and the twins wanted so much for their future; they had dreams of starting their very own clothing line,' the twins' aunt, Yasmine Brawner, wrote on the fundraising page. 'Something happened at Bell Mountain,' she added. The family earlier called for further investigation as to how they ended up in such a remote area. 'How did they end up out in the mountains? They don't hike out there, they've never been out there. They don't know anything about Hiawassee, Georgia. They never even heard of Bell Mountain, so how did they end up right there?' the boy's uncle, Rahim Brawner, told 11Alive News. The family did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Georgia twins deaths ruled a double suicide, here's what happened
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced on Wednesday that the deaths of 19-year-old twins, found fatally shot atop Bell Mountain on March 8, have been ruled a double suicide. Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis, from Lawrenceville, were discovered by hikers near the North Carolina border, a location their family described as unfamiliar to them, according to NBC News. Initially, the event was assumed to be an apparent murder-suicide, but this week the ruling has changed and the investigation is to close in the coming weeks. They planned to visit friends in Boston on March 7, but only Naazir went to the airport. He did not board his flight and returned home. Cellular location data tracked the twins' movements from their home to Bell Mountain. Video evidence shows the brothers alone at the mountain summit. Forensic evidence indicates the twins fired the weapon used, with records showing Naazir purchased ammunition on March 5. The GBI investigation concluded that the deaths were a joint act of suicide. However, the family remains uncertain about the circumstances leading to the tragic event. Saying that they were looking to hire a private investigator specializing in homicide to look into the brothers' deaths, the family organized a GoFundMe page for the twins. Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at Vcountryman@ This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Twin brothers deaths ruled double suicide
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Georgia twins deaths ruled a double suicide, here's what happened
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced on Wednesday that the deaths of 19-year-old twins, found fatally shot atop Bell Mountain on March 8, have been ruled a double suicide. Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis, from Lawrenceville, were discovered by hikers near the North Carolina border, a location their family described as unfamiliar to them, according to NBC News. Initially, the event was assumed to be an apparent murder-suicide, but this week the ruling has changed and the investigation is to close in the coming weeks. They planned to visit friends in Boston on March 7, but only Naazir went to the airport. He did not board his flight and returned home. Cellular location data tracked the twins' movements from their home to Bell Mountain. Video evidence shows the brothers alone at the mountain summit. Forensic evidence indicates the twins fired the weapon used, with records showing Naazir purchased ammunition on March 5. The GBI investigation concluded that the deaths were a joint act of suicide. However, the family remains uncertain about the circumstances leading to the tragic event. Saying that they were looking to hire a private investigator specializing in homicide to look into the brothers' deaths, the family organized a GoFundMe page for the twins. Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at Vcountryman@ This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Twin brothers deaths ruled double suicide
