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BOP makes statement on minimum-security inmates following inmate-involved shooting

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Bureau of Prisons made a statement about a group of inmates who were moved to a satellite camp in an incident in Nov. 2022, where an inmate used a concealed gun in attempt to shoot a visitor.

Following the attempt, the BOP tells KGUN 9 that inmates who were in the unit during the incident were moved to an empty building.

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According to the BOP, 70 inmates were impacted but are still allowed meals, mail, exercise, medical care and social visits.

Any incoming inmates are assigned to a different camp.

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Marcos Icahuate joined the KGUN team in September 2022. He previously worked on digital content in Southern California's Imperial County where he was raised.