An
American who hadn't been heard from since Tuesday's terror attacks in
Belgium is dead, his brother said Saturday. "We found out today that
cowards took my brother's life," Levi Sutton wrote on Twitter.
An American who hadn't been heard from since Tuesday's terror attacks in Belgium is dead, his brother said Saturday.
"We found out today that cowards took my brother's life," Levi Sutton wrote on Twitter.
Justin Shults, 30, was with his wife Stephanie
Shults, 29, waving goodbye to Stephanie's mom at the Brussels airport
when the explosions went off. His employer, Clarcor, confirmed in a
statement that Shults was killed and Stephanie is still unaccounted for.
The couple moved to the Belgian capital in 2014.
Justin is originally from Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and Stephanie is from
Lexington, Kentucky. Both were accountants.
Justin
and Stephanie Shults live in Brussels and were dropping her mom off at
the airport when the attack happened. Her mom is fine but no one has
been able to contact Justin or Stephanie. State department told Justin's
mother that they weren't on any casualty list but no updates or contact
since. Family Photo
Sutton said Saturday that Justin was "smart and kind and generous" and worked hard to achieve his dreams.
"He traveled the world leaving each destination
better than when he arrived. Knowing that I'll never be able to see him
again hurts, but it's worse that my future children will never get to
know their uncle Justin as he would've been a tremendous role model," he
wrote.
Clarcor, a filtration company that Justin worked
for, said in a statement on its website that he would be remembered as
an "intelligent, kind and loyal friend and employee."
"We do not have news yet about Justin's wife, Stephanie, and ask that you keep her and her family in your prayers," it added.
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Their family members' agony after the attacks was compounded by a false ray of hope
they received from officials: Sutton tweeted earlier this week that the
U.S. State Department said the couple had been located, only to later
write his family had been given "misinformation."
Officials didn't explain where the confusion arose from.
Stephanie's mom, Carolyn Moore, was wrapping up a
visit to see the couple in Belgium and was at the airport to fly home
when the suitcase bombs detonated. She was not injured.
At least 31 people were killed in the attacks, and more than 270 were injured.
Also among the dead are a pair of siblings who lived in New York, Dutch nationals Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski.
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