Death row inmate Brandon Daniel has been found dead in his jail cell.Daniel, 33, was found unresponsive by a correctional officer at the Allan B.
Polunsky Unit in Livingston at 4.25am on Saturday.Officials entered his cell and determined he wasn't breathing.Medics were called in but Daniel was declared dead less than an hour later.There doesn't appear to be an act of foul play, officials have said.His death will be investigated by the office of the inspector general and an autopsy will be performed by a medical examiner in due course.The former software engineer was convicted in the deadly shooting of officer Jaime Padron at a Wal-mart in North Austin on April 6, 2012.Padron responded to calls from shop staff about a potentially intoxicated.
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