Mystery surrounds teen twins found shot dead on mountain one day after missing flight

After missing a flight, family have called for answers after twin brothers were found shot dead on top of a remote mountain.

Twin 19-year-old brothers were found shot to death on top of a remote mountain in the US a day after missing a flight to Boston to visit friends — and their family is refusing to accept authorities suggesting a murder-suicide theory.

Qaadir and Naazir Lewis of Lawrenceville, Georgia, disappeared on March 7 after missing their 7am flight, with the teens found dead by a hiker the next day at the summit of Bell Mountain near the North Carolina border.

he bodies of 19-year-old twins Qaadir and Nazir Lewis were found on a Georgia mountain top earlier this month.

The twins were set to travel to Boston together March 7, the day before their bodies were found. An image of the pair as kids.

Grieving uncle Rahim Brawner said the teens were inseparable and would never hurt each other, even as the Georgia Bureau of Investigations is treating the case as a murder-suicide.

“They’re very protective of each other. They love each other,” Brawner told local WXIA-TV on Friday of the brothers. “I couldn’t imagine them hurting each other because I’ve never seen them get into a fistfight before.”

The brothers’ aunt, Yasmin Brawner, said the teens also had a “huge support system” who they knew would have helped them if there were signs of trouble or suicidal tendencies.

“We know them. They wouldn’t do anything like this,” Yasmine told the outlet. “To say they did this to each other? No. Something happened in those mountains, and we want answers.”

The twins’ family insists the brothers had a large support group and would never hurt each other.

The mountain where the twins were found.

The aunt has since started a GoFundMe to help pay for her nephews’ funeral expenses. She noted that the twins had “dreams of starting their very own clothing line” in the future.”

The family said it has yet to hear answers on how Qaadir and Naazir travelled from the airport to Bell Mountain, saying the teens have never been there, nor are they known to hike.

The brothers’ bodies were found by a hiker around 11.05am on March 8, with gunshot wounds on both their bodies.

Their family said the brothers were found with their plane tickets still inside their wallets.

The GBI said autopsies for the brothers have been completed but that officials are still waiting for additional forensic tests before issuing a final ruling on the cause of death.

Authorities did not name the brother they believe carried out the murder-suicide.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and has been republished with permission