Suspect in base killings in custody

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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) --  An Airman here suspected of killing two people and injuring another in base housing July 5 is in pretrial confinement at a local jail.

The suspect was apprehended here July 5 by Air Force Office of Special Investigations agents. Base officials said he has not yet been formally charged, and they did not release his name.

At about 5 a.m. July 5, security forces Airmen found Senior Airman Andrew Schliepsiek of the 54th Combat Communications Squadron and his wife, Jamie, dead in their base residence.

Another Airman was found injured in a separate location within base housing and was taken to a nearby medical center where he is in stable condition. His name was not released.

Air Force OSI agents are investigating the case.