Fort Bragg soldier charged with murder in shooting death of another soldier
A Fort Bragg soldier has been accused of fatally shooting another outside a North Carolina home.
Tiara Nicole Vinson, 26, was charged Saturday with first-degree murder and discharging a firearm into occupied property for the death of Kelia Horton, 22, according to the Fayetteville Observer.
Police responded to the house around 1:30 p.m. Friday and found Horton with a gunshot wound. She was transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
“Since last night, our priority has been supporting Kelia Horton’s family and friends. That focus continues. This is a tragic, senseless loss and a terrible moment, particularly for those here who knew Kelia,” Col. Joseph Buccino, a spokesman for the 18th Airborne Corps, told the Observer.
“The command at the 525 Military Intelligence Brigade is organizing grief counseling for Kelia’s fellow soldiers and engaging with the family.”
It’s unclear what led police to Vinson or the relationship between the two women.
Both women were active-duty soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg, according to Buccino: Horton was a motorpool clerk assigned to the 525th Military Intelligence Brigade and Vinson is a parachute rigger assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group.
Vinson is being held in the Cumberland County jail without bail.
