GBI Investigates Deaths on Bell Mountain in Towns County

The GBI has concluded the investigation into the deaths of Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis.  Based on the results of the medical examiner’s autopsy and other investigative findings, their deaths have been ruled suicide-suicide.  GBI agents have met with the Lewis family to share the findings.

Detailed below are some of the investigative findings:

• Cellular location data has established a timeline of their location from their home in Gwinnett County to Bell Mountain. In the video that corresponds to those locations, the Lewis brothers are seen alone.

• Only one brother (Naazir) went to the airport on March 7, 2025.  He never caught the flight and returned home.  Records show Naazir is the only person that had an airline ticket.

• Records show Naazir purchased ammunition used in the gun.  The ammunition was delivered to his home on March 5, 2025.

• Internet history from their phones showed searches for how to load a gun, suicide rates in 2024, and other related searches.

• Forensic evidence showed that the Lewis brothers fired a gun.

The comprehensive investigation indicates the injuries causing their deaths were self-inflicted.

The investigation will be formally closed in the coming weeks.  A copy of the closed investigative file can be obtained by visiting the GBI Records Request Center at https://gbi.georgia.gov.