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Officials say inmate’s death may be from fight with another inmate

Officials are investigating four inmate deaths in the past week.
Officials are investigating four inmate deaths in the past week.
By Tara L. Subramaniam
June 29, 2018

Prison officials are investigating a possible homicide of a South Georgia inmate.

Investigators suspect Marquis Walker's death at Ware State Prison occurred as the result of injuries from a fight with another inmate, according to a news release from the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Walker was taken to a local hospital in Ware County, where he died Thursday morning, officials said.

According to the GDC, Walker is the fourth Georgia inmate found dead in the past week. The other three are being investigated as apparent suicides.

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Walker was in prison for burglary and forgery in the second degree, according to the news release.

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