Fort Bragg Army soldiers found dead in barracks as officials say 2 paratroopers were ‘involved with illicit drugs’
TWO soldiers were found dead in their barracks on Friday – and military officials believe they were "involved with illicit drugs."
Spc. Joshua Diamond, 35, and Pfc. Matthew Disney, 20, were found unresponsive in their barracks, officials confirmed on Monday.
Diamond, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Disney, 20, of Aberdeen, Maryland, were part of the 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers.
Chris Grey, spokesman for Army CID, added: "At this point in the investigation we do have credible information that the soldiers were involved with illicit drugs."
The two soldiers - who both joined the army in 2019 - were declared dead at the scene.
Diamond had been based at Fort Bragg since 2019 and had served in Iraq; Disney since last year.
Col. Phillip J. Kiniery III said: "We mourn the passing of Matthew and Joshua. They remain part of our Family of Falcon Brigade Paratroopers.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones and fellow Paratroopers during this difficult time."
The 172,000-acre Fort Bragg base is one of the world's largest military complexes with approximately 57,000 military personnel, 11,000 civilian employees and 23,000 family members.
In December last year police said a Fort Bragg soldier shot his pregnant wife dead three days before her due date and killed himself.
Cops said Sarah Lewis, 34, was gunned down by her husband Staff Sgt Keith Lewis, 31, in Fayetteville, .
when Master Sgt on the base on December 2.
The remains of veteran Timothy Dumas, 44, were recovered nearby Lavigne's body.
The base confirmed that foul play was suspected and a homicide probe is underway.
In May last year Specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez, 21, from California and stationed at Fort Bragg, went missing on North Carolina’s Outer banks during a camping trip over Memorial Day weekend.
On May 29, parts of his body, including his severed head, washed ashore near the Mile Marker 53 campsite on Shackleford Banks.
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A week later, dental records confirmed the dismembered body was that of the missing soldier.
The autopsy report, released by the Division of Forensic Pathology at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, lists the cause of death as “homicide by undetermined means". His death remains a mystery.
Elsewhere, a Fort Hood probe saw after string of sexual assaults and 28 deaths at the base – including – which Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy promising "army-wide" changes.