Senior US admiral found dead in Bahrain from apparent suicide: report

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The US Navy admiral overseeing American naval forces in the Middle East who was found dead at his residence in Bahrain apparently took his own life, sources told ABC World News.

The Navy said on Saturday that foul play was not suspected in Vice Admiral Scott Stearney’s death.

Stearney, a Chicago native, was the commander of the US Navy’s Bahrain-based 5th Fleet. The Navy did not specify the cause of death at the time.

“The Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Bahraini Ministry of Interior are cooperating on the investigation, but at this time no foul play is suspected,” said Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson, adding that Stearney’s deputy, Rear Admiral Paul Schlise, had assumed command.

 

Adm. John Richardson, the chief of Naval Operations, released a video statement in which he spoke on Stearney.

“This is devastating news for the Stearney family, for the team at Fifth Fleet and for the entire Navy,” Richardson said. “Scott Stearney was a decorated naval warrior. He was a devoted husband and father. And he was a good friend to all of us.”

With inputs from Reuters