Officer fatally shoots himself at prison near Huntsville

MIDWAY, Texas (KTRK) -- An officer was found dead early this morning from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at a prison in Midway.

Staff at the Ferguson Unit attempted to make contact with the 40-year-old correctional officer just after 6 a.m.
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When they weren't able to speak with the officer, staff entered the watch tower and that is when the victim's body was found.

The officer's name has not been released.
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is investigating.

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