Inmate Larry Bowman (#0752098) died Thursday at Maury Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide. He was found unresponsive in his cell at approximately 4:48 a.m. Prison medical staff and local paramedics responded and worked to resuscitate the inmate. He was pronounced dead at 5:50 a.m. at the facility
Bowman, 38, was convicted for first degree murder in McDowell County in 2004 and was serving a life sentence.
Local law enforcement was contacted, and the incident is under internal investigation.
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