Mississippi Prison Guard Shot to Death by Coworker
MERIDIAN, Miss. (NEWSnet/AP) — A corrections officer was shot and killed by a colleague Tuesday after the two workers got into a fight in the parking lot of a Mississippi correctional facility, prison officials said.
Authorities were notified of a shooting outside East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Lauderdale County on Tuesday afternoon. Lauderdale County Sheriff-Elect Ward Calhoun told WTOK-TV that both guards were on duty at the time of the shooting.
Management and Training Corporation, a private company that runs the facility, said one of the guards was pronounced dead at the scene and that the other was arrested by Lauderdale County sheriff’s deputies.
Neither guard was identified by authorities.
“We are heartbroken to report a tragic and fatal altercation that occurred between two correctional officers at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility,” the statement reads. “The facility is fully cooperating with local law enforcement as they investigate what led to the altercation. Our hearts go out to the victim’s family.”
The episode will be examined by Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
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