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Army investigates death of Bragg soldier

The Army is investigating the death of a Fort Bragg soldier who died Tuesday at Womack Army Medical Center on post, officials said Friday.

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FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The Army is investigating the death of a Fort Bragg soldier who died Tuesday at Womack Army Medical Center on post, officials said Friday.

First Lt. Paul Demeo, 23, of Derry, N.H., was a platoon leader assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.

The West Point graduate had been at Fort Bragg for almost two years.

No other details of his death were released.

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