A male inmate killed a female correction officer found dead inside an Abilene, Texas, prison early Saturday, state authorities said.
The victim was identified by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as Mari Johnson, 55, a nine-year veteran of the state prison agency. She was discovered unresponsive in the kitchen area at around 5 a.m. in the Robertson Unit and taken to a nearby hospital. She could not be saved.
Authorities did not immediately describe how Johnson died or identify a suspect in her death.