Posted on Mar 22, 2023

Fort Bragg soldier charged with murder in death of fellow soldier

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Fort Bragg soldier charged with murder in death of fellow soldier
By Jonathan Lehrfeld
Mar 22, 11:44 AM
Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Allen Amos-Dixon was charged March 17, 2023 with first-degree murder in the death of Staff Sgt. Jimmy Lee Smith III, according to local law enforcement officials. (Hoke County, North Carolina Sheriff’s Office)

Authorities have charged a soldier from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in the fatal Jan. 18 shooting of another soldier, local law enforcement said in a release Monday.

Staff Sgt. Brandon Allen Amos-Dixon is accused of killing Staff Sgt. Jimmy Lee Smith III in Raeford, North Carolina, roughly 25 miles from the Army post where they were both stationed, according to the release from the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office.

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