Georgia prison officials say inmate killed himself

REIDSVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Corrections officials in Georgia say they’re investigating an apparent inmate suicide.

The Department of Corrections said in a news release that prison guards found Hugo Tepanca unresponsive in his cell at around 4:25 a.m. Tuesday. The agency said prison medical staff performed CPR, and the prison medical director pronounced Tepanca dead around 4:45 a.m.

Corrections officials say they’re investigating the death.

Tepanca was serving a life sentence for a murder conviction in Hall County.