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Prison guard shoots himself while on duty in tower

ABILENE, Texas (AP) - A prison guard shot himself in the forehead

while on duty in a tower at the Middleton prison unit northeast of Abilene.

Breeden, 28, was airlifted to Hendrick Medical Center, where

he was treated for a skull fracture. He was in stable condition in the

hospital's intensive care unit Saturday night, a spokeswoman said.

Breeden was able to radio for help and was brought down from the

tower on a ladder Friday evening, state prison officials told KTXS in Abilene.

Authorities said the shooting appears to be an accident. Breeden

apparently shot himself just before a shift change when the guards routinely

empty ammunition from their weapons.

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