An inmate receiving medical treatment at Ascension Seton Hays was fatally shot by a Hays County correction officer after they attempted to escape.
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office said the corrections officer was guarding the inmate as they received medical treatment on Monday when the inmate allegedly assaulted the officer and began to flee. The officer chased the inmate through the emergency room. HCSO stated that the officer discharged his firearm, striking the inmate. Medical staff immediately began administering life-saving measures, but the inmate died.
HCSO said the inmate was in the Hays County Jail for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, bail jumping, failure to appear, reckless driving, criminal mischief and evading arrest and detention.
