Grieving family members suspect foul play in Bell Mountain deaths of twins
Family suspects foul play in twins' 'murder-suicide'
Grieving family members suspect foul play in the deaths of twin brothers, Naazir and Qaadir Lewis, found shot to death atop Bell Mountain in Towns County. Officials say the preliminary findings point to a murder-suicide, but the family says that's just not possible.
HIAWASSEE, Ga. - Twin brothers, Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis, were found dead earlier this month by a hiker on Bell Mountain in what authorities are calling a murder-suicide.
What we know:
The brothers, both 19, of Lawrenceville, were discovered on March 8 at the top of Bell Mountain, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Both men were found with gunshot wounds.
ORIGINAL STORY: Twin brothers found dead on Bell Mountain in apparent murder-suicide
The preliminary investigation suggests the deaths to have been a murder-suicide. The GBI's medical examiner has completed autopsies on the twins, but the official ruling and results are pending additional forensic tests.
Quaadir and Naazir Lewis. Courtesy of GoFundMe
What they're saying:
According to a post on GoFundMe by the twins' aunt, the young men would never have taken their own lives. The family is demanding further investigation.
Family members told FOX 5 that the Lawrenceville twins were scheduled to fly to Boston on March 7 to visit friends, but never made their flight out of Atlanta.
Their airline tickets were still in their wallets when their bodies were discovered the next day on the mountain by a hiker.
Loved ones say the teens had never visited the area where they were found – two and a half hours away from Atlanta and they insist there's no way this was a murder-suicide.
The GBI is assisting the Towns County Sheriff's Office with the investigation.
The Source: Information for this story was released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and GoFundMe.