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Master Sgt. William J. LaVigne II, 37, who was found dead on Fort Bragg earlier this month, died of multiple gunshot wounds and was "shot by (an) unknown person," according to his death certificate.
By RACHAEL RILEY | The Fayetteville Observer | Published: December 22, 2020 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Tribune News Service) — Death records indicate one of the men whose bodies were found at Fort Bragg earlier this month died of gunshot wounds. The bodies of Timothy J. Dumas, 44, and Master Sgt. William J. Lavigne II, 37, were found near a Fort Bragg training area Dec. 2. A death certificate for Dumas shows he was found in the woods near Manchester Road and died from gunshot wounds to the chest and head. The medical examiner ruled the cause of death as a homicide and that Dumas was "shot by (...
Their bodies were found in a training area of Fort Bragg on Dec. 2. Meanwhile, the two victims had been scheduled to appear in civilian courts to face criminal charges in what appear to be unrelated cases. Army officials previously said the deaths were not a result of unit training, and they told the Associated Press the deaths are being investigated as homicides. The Army Criminal Investigation Command said on Thursday there was “nothing releasable at this time” about the case. Court records show both men, Sgt. 1st Class William Lavigne and Army veteran Timothy Dumas, were supposed to...