Lockdown Lifted at West Virginia Prison After Killing

West Virginia corrections officials say the lockdown has been lifted at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex where a 66-year-old inmate died after an apparent assault Sunday evening.

Authorities said Eugene Robert Anderson was fatally injured in an outdoor recreation area by one or more inmates.

According to the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, the facility was placed on lockdown and a weapon was found.

The lockdown was lifted Tuesday.

State police are investigating. No one has been charged.

Anderson was serving sentences from Kanawha and Wood counties for sex offenses involving minors with no release before 2148.

Student Suspended Following Lockdown of Mingo School

Police say a student has been suspended after reports of a gun prompted the lockdown of a Mingo County school.

Mingo County Sheriff James Smith tells media outlets that no weapon was found.

Smith says Mingo County Central High School was placed on lockdown on Monday after the student told another student that he had a gun in his shoe.

The sheriff says the school was placed on lockdown again on Tuesday morning as a precaution. The lockdown has been lifted.

Information about the incident will be forwarded to the Mingo County prosecutor’s office, which will determine whether any charges will be filed.

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