Corpus Christi Judge Found Dead from Gunshot Wound
July 16th, 2013Update: Suicide
Via: AP:
South Texas authorities have confirmed that a state district judge found dead in his chambers took his own life.
The Nueces County sheriff’s Office said Tuesday it’s not clear why Judge Tom Greenwell shot himself but that a handwritten will was found nearby.
Greenwell was supposed to be on vacation at the time his body was found Monday by a cleaning crew. His body was discovered after the courthouse in Corpus Christi had closed for the day.
Authorities say he had come to the courthouse to do some work and made a few calls prior to his death.
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Via: KIIITV:
The body of District Judge Tom Greenwell was discovered Monday evening in his chambers at the Nueces County Courthouse. He suffered what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Greenwell took over the 319th district court in 2001, and became the first Republican in Nueces County to win a county-wide office. He was 57 years old.
