Reward offered for information about deadly shooting of Michigan prison worker
A reward is now being offered for information leading to an arrest in the murder of Clarence Hammond.
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Posted: 01/20/2012
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) - Rewards are being offered for information about the fatal shooting of a Michigan prison worker outside his suburban Detroit home.
The Michigan Corrections Organization union announced Thursday that it was offering a $5,000 reward. Authorities say 33-year-old Clarence Hammond III died from a gunshot wound to the head Saturday.
Crime Stoppers of Michigan is offering a $2,500 reward.
The shooting happened at the President Madison Apartment Complex in Madison Heights. Investigators were investigating whether Hammond's work as a corrections officer was a factor in his killing.
Investigators say robbery also may have been a motive.
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