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Murder suicide at Fort Bragg – Special ops soldier fatally shoots his pregnant wife in front of their three-year-old daughter before turning gun on himself

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;352f30"><strong>Sergeant Keith Lewis&comma; 31&comma; died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday night<&sol;strong> <&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;352f30">Lewis first shot <strong>his pregnant wife in front of their three-year-old daughter before turning gun on himself<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;352f30"><strong>Lewis was a member of the Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg&comma; North Carolina<&sol;strong>&comma; but suffered from PTSD<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;352f30"><strong>Police say Lewis fatally shot Sarah Lewis&comma; 34&comma; who was due to give birth to their fourth child on Christmas Day&comma; at their Fayettville home<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;352f30"><strong>He then turned the gun on himself after officers arrived at the scene<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;352f30"><strong>Officers responding to reports of a shooting just after 7 p&period;m&period; Sunday found Sarah suffering from multiple gunshot wounds <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;352f30"><strong>She was rushed to the hospital where she and her unborn daughte later died<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;352f30"><strong>Sarah&&num;8217&semi;s relatives say her husband had threatened his wife in the past<&sol;strong><br><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;12&sol;Keith-Lewis-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-365019" width&equals;"541" height&equals;"664"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Fort Bragg solddier&comma; Sergeant Keith Lewis&comma; 31&comma; died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday night&period; He shot and killed his pregnant wife first<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>A Fort Bragg soldier fatally shot his heavily pregnant wife in front of their three-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself in a horrific murder-suicide in North Carolina&comma; according to police&period; <br>Sergeant Keith Lewis died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a murder-suicide inside his Fayetteville home on Sunday night&comma; <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wral&period;com&sol;fort-bragg-soldier-pregnant-woman-die-in-apparent-murder-suicide-in-fayetteville&sol;19438569&sol;">WRAL <&sol;a>reported&period; <br>Lewis shot his 34-year-old wife Sarah Lewis&comma; who was due to give birth to their fourth child on Christmas Day&comma; before taking his own life&comma; police said&period;  <br>Lewis&comma; 31&comma; a member of the Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg&comma; reportedly suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder&period; <br>Police say Lewis shot his wife Sarah Lewis&comma; 34&comma; who was due to give birth to their fourth child on Christmas Day&comma; before taking his own life&period;<br>Officers responding to reports of a shooting just after 7 p&period;m&period; Sunday on the 900 block of Willow Street&comma; found Sarah suffering from multiple gunshot wounds&period;<br><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;12&sol;Sarah-Lewis-left-and-keith-Lewis-eight-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-365021"&sol;><figcaption>Police say&nbsp&semi;Sgt&period; Keith Lewis shot his wife Sarah Lewis &lbrack;left&rsqb;&comma; 34&comma; who was due to give birth to their fourth child on Christmas Day&comma; before taking his own life<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Sarah was rushed to the hospital where she and her unborn daughter&comma; who the couple had planned to name Isabella&comma; later died&period; <br>Authorities say the couple&&num;8217&semi;s three-year-old daughter had been home at the time of the shooting but was not harmed&period; She is now in the care of her other relatives&period;  <br>Witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots ring out on the 900 block of Willow Street around 7pm on Sunday&period;<br>One witness&comma; who wished to remain annonymous recalls seeing Lewis fire about &&num;8217&semi;20 rounds&&num;8217&semi; from an &&num;8216&semi;automatic weapon&&num;8217&semi; before running back into the home&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;12&sol;keith-Lewiss-home-at-Fort-Bragg-NC-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-365029"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Cops then tried to talk him into surrendering and exiting the house before he took his own life&comma; the news station reported<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p> Lewis was still alive when police arrived at the scene and had spoken to officers for &&num;8216&semi;about 15 minutes&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he said <br>Cops then tried to talk the father-of-three into surrendering and exiting the house&comma; but they were not successful&comma; the news station reported&period; <br>Sarah&&num;8217&semi;s aunt&comma; Tammy De Mirza revealed Lewis had allegedly threatened his wife in the past and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder&period; <br>Police had responded to a domestic incident involving the couple at the home in 2016 but no charges were filed&comma; the<a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fayobserver&period;com&sol;story&sol;news&sol;2020&sol;12&sol;21&sol;man-pregnant-woman-die-after-domestic-incident-fayetteville&sol;3989729001&sol;"> Fayetteville Observer<&sol;a> reports&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;This guy had PTSD&period; This happened two-and-a-half years ago&comma; &&num;8212&semi; the exact same scenario&comma;&&num;8217&semi; De Mirza added&period; &&num;8216&semi;From what I understand&comma; he drank&comma; and when he drank&comma; he lost it&period;&&num;8217&semi; <br>&&num;8216&semi;He was obviously very troubled&comma; and there is nothing in my heart but forgiveness&comma;&&num;8217&semi; she continued&period;<br>Lt&period; Col&period; Mark Finnegan&comma; 98th Civil Affairs battalion commander confirmed the deaths in a statement&period;   <br>&&num;8216&semi;We are profoundly saddened at the tragic passing of Staff Sgt&period; and Mrs&period; Lewis&period; Our soldiers and families are the bedrock of our unit and any loss deeply affects our formations&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he said&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;We are working to provide the utmost support to the family and our team&period;&&num;8217&semi; <br>The shooting remains under investigation&period;  <&sol;p>&NewLine;

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