Police: 2 soldiers shot to death in Georgia double homicide
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Authorities say they're investigating the deaths of two soldiers found outside a Georgia Army base as a double homicide.
Hinesville police tell The Telegraph of Macon (http://bit.ly/2mBrC1B ) that the soldiers were shot to death. Their bodies were found in an apartment outside Fort Stewart.
Hinesville police Capt. J.C. Reid told the newspaper that there had been a party at the apartment Saturday night, and that both men were seen alive by friends Sunday morning. They were found dead Sunday night.
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Reid said the soldiers were identified as 23-year-old Spc. Marquez S. Brown and 21-year-old Pvt. Malika D. Jackson.
Fort Stewart spokesman Kevin Larson confirmed the men were active-duty soldiers stationed at Fort Stewart, the largest Army post east of the Mississippi River. He said the Army is cooperating with local authorities.