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The man who shot himself outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center on Tuesday was a former corrections officer, according to a county spokesperson.
He was taken to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where he later died.
Candace Hopkins, a spokesperson for the county jail, said the man worked for MDC “for several different stints between 2012 and 2020.” She did not identify him.
He separated from the county in September 2020, Hopkins said.
No one else was injured in the shooting. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
No other information was immediately available.
