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Death ends Texas prison siege with self destruction
In Huntsville Texas UPI reports Fred Gomez Carrasco 34 known as The Godfather and Rudolpho Dominguez 27 died after a 243 hour siege at the Texas State Penitentiary. Both were killed in a 25 second barrage while holding hostages. Carrasco and Dominguez reportedly chose to die in the gun battle. Three hostages were wounded and two died. Ignacio Cuevas 45 remained uninjured in solitary confinement. The incident prompted a governor ordered investigation and observations on prison security.
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Huntsville
Tex
UPI
Fred Gomez Carrasco
Texas State Penitentiary
Tr. W. Beeler
Fred Gomez Carrasca
Rudolpho Dominguez
Justice of the Peace
Ide
Beeler
Houston
Carrasco
Godfather
Domingues
Liday
Julia Standley
Elizabeth Beseda
Buster
L Beseda
Dominguez
Ignacio Cuevas
Wr. Estelle Jr
The
Texas
FBI
Texas Rangers
Joseph O'Brien
Estelle
Cuevas
Dolph Briscoe