Army National Guardsman blows away fellow soldier after morning drill duty when he finds him in bed with ex-girlfriend

A U.S. Army National Guardsman who conscionable returned from drill work changeable a man dead aft helium recovered the unfortunate successful furniture with his ex-girlfriend and parent of his child.

Natravien Landry, 27, past week pleaded blameworthy to second-degree murder successful the shooting decease of U.S. Army Sgt. Andre S. Stewart Jr. astatine Fort Gordon Army basal (formerly Fort Eisenhower) successful Augusta, Georgia. Landry faces up to beingness down bars and indispensable service astatine slightest 10 years successful prison, according to records.

The incidental happened astir 7:30 a.m. connected Dec. 14, 2024, astatine an flat analyzable connected the base. A probable origin apprehension affidavit said Landry had reported for drill work earlier that greeting and was connected interruption erstwhile helium headed toward the woman's home.

A witnesser told feds that Landry, who was inactive successful uniform, asked who owned the achromatic motortruck parked successful beforehand of the apartment. When the beforehand doorway opened, Landry barged into the home.

Once inside, Landry headed toward the chamber wherever helium confronted Stewart, who was dating the pistillate astatine the time. The pistillate said they were sleeping erstwhile she heard a commotion. Landry struck Stewart 4 times with the weapon and past changeable him. Stewart stumbled from the chamber and fell down the stairs.

Paramedics rushed him to the infirmary wherever doctors pronounced him dead. Landry fled the country and was aboriginal arrested aft a postulation stop. He threw the weapon retired of the window. His subject azygous was successful the car.

Landry admitted to shooting Stewart successful a Mirandized interview. The pistillate astatine the halfway of the ordeal told investigators that Landry was jealous of Stewart.

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Rasheika Jones, Stewart's sister, said successful a GoFundMe relationship statement her member was "viciously murdered." He near down a 5-year-old lad who was successful the flat astatine the clip of the shooting.

"Andre was a young antheral starting to physique his life," she wrote.

A sentencing day for Landry has yet to beryllium set.