Authorities are investigating the deaths of two 19-year-old brothers whose bodies were found on Bell Mountain over the weekend.
The bodies of Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis, both of Lawrenceville, were discovered by hikers Saturday morning at the top of the mountain, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
The Towns County 911 Center received a call about the bodies around 11:05 a.m. on March 8. Soon after, the GBI was called in to assist the Towns County Sheriff’s Office with the investigation.
Both men were found with gunshot wounds, the GBI said. Autopsies are still pending, but investigators said the preliminary investigation suggests the deaths were a murder-suicide.
Bell Mountain, a popular tourist site near the Georgia-North Carolina border, overlooks the town of Hiawassee and Lake Chatuge.
