A North Carolina detention officer, Francisco Flattes, was fatally shot by federal inmate Kelvin Simmons, who seized the officer’s weapon during a scuffle at a medical facility where he was being treated. Simmons, who was apprehended after fleeing in a stolen vehicle, now faces a first-degree murder charge, along with other potential charges following his previous escape attempt and bank robbery convictions.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: A North Carolina detention officer was shot and killed by a federal inmate who took his gun during a struggle at a hospital, and the inmate is now facing a murder charge.
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