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| Delaware Prison Employee Who Died in Inmate Hostage Siege Identified |
| By people.com- Char Adams |
| Published: 02/02/2017 |
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A long standoff at a Delaware prison in which inmates took guards hostage ended in tragedy on Thursday when a guard was found dead in the facility, PEOPLE confirms. Sgt. Steven Floyd, a 16-year-veteran, was one of four people taken hostage Wednesday morning in a building at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware, officials announced at a Thursday news conference. When authorities raided the building just after 5 a.m. Thursday, Floyd was unresponsive and was pronounced dead minutes later. Inmates took the four hostages using sharp instruments, authorities said at the news conference. Of the four hostages, two — Floyd and a female prison employee — were held overnight, authorities said. The female hostage was safely rescued after authorities entered the building, and she had even been shielded by some inmates. Read More. |
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