

He graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course and was assigned to the 1st Special Forces Group, Airborne, according to Army officials. Since the Army officials have focused on Lavigne’s achievements during his time in the service, which began in 2001. The Fort Bragg-based soldier's head washed ashore a week later. Enrique Roman-Martinez, 21, of Chino, Calif., was last seen alive May 22, 2020, during a Memorial Day weekend trip to the Cape Lookout National Seashore, pictured, in Carteret County, N.C. His jaw was broken in two places and there was “evidence of multiple chop injuries of the head,” the report says.Įnrique Roman-Martinez Army Spc. Army Criminal Investigation Command, or Army CID.Īn autopsy report obtained by the News & Observer in Raleigh shows that only Roman-Martinez’s head was found. The partial remains of the 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper washed up May 29 on Shackleford Banks Island, according to officials with the U.S. > Related story: 2 Fort Bragg deaths shine light on Army paratrooper’s unsolved May killing, decapitation Enrique Roman-Martinez, 21, who vanished May 22 during a Memorial Day camping trip with fellow soldiers at Cape Lookout National Seashore. The case has brought renewed attention to the unsolved summer killing of Fort Bragg-based Army Spc. The Army Criminal Investigation Command, or CID, has released little about the deaths of the men or who its agents believe might be responsible.

> Related story: Special Forces soldier among 2 found dead in Fort Bragg training area Army suspects foul play The documents did not say how long the men had been dead in the woods.įort Bragg A route-reconnaissance team of cavalry scouts with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team reacts to machine-gun fire during field training July 28, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The death certificates indicated that Lavigne died of multiple gunshot wounds Dumas died of bullets to the chest and head. 2 in a wooded training area of Fort Bragg, near Manchester Road, the newspaper reported. > Related story: Fort Bliss soldier found dead in barracks, drill sergeant found shot to death in car on New Year’s Day Their deaths have been ruled as homicides, but as of Friday, no arrests had been made in the case. Lavigne II, 37, and Army veteran Timothy Dumas, 44, of Pinehurst, N.C., were “shot by (an) unknown person,” according to the Fayetteville Observer. Death certificates for a Special Forces soldier and an Army veteran found dead together in a training area of Fort Bragg more than a month ago show both died of multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said.Ī medical examiner found that both Army Master Sgt. Januat 8:59 am CST By Crystal Bonvillian, Cox Media Group National Content DeskįORT BRAGG, N.C.
