A Georgia prisoner shot and killed a food service worker at Glenn State Prison in Southeast Georgia on Sunday morning.  The Georgia Department of Corrections released the following statement:

At approximately 4:30 a.m. today, June 16th, inmate Jaydrekus Hart (GDC # 1288155) shot an Aramark food service employee while working in the kitchen at Smith State Prison.  The employee has been pronounced deceased.

The inmate turned the gun on himself and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The weapon is in GDC custody at this time, and a complete and thorough investigation of what led up to this tragic incident will be carried out.

GDC Special Agents are responding and are providing staffing support to the facility.

We will be providing updates as soon as more details are available and confirmed.

Hart is serving 20 years for voluntary manslaughter out of Carroll County with a maximum release date of June 2043.