An inmate in Smith County escaped while receiving treatment at a health care facility, according to a report from CBS19.
Officers are asking people to avoid the 3600 block of West Erwin Street in Tyler while they search for the escaped inmate.
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Officers are searching for an inmate who escaped while receiving treatment at a health care facility in Smith County.
An inmate in Smith County escaped while receiving treatment at a health care facility, according to a report from CBS19.
Officers are asking people to avoid the 3600 block of West Erwin Street in Tyler while they search for the escaped inmate.
Written by The Alamo Republican from CBS19’s reporting, using only the facts in it. CBS19’s own headline: “Smith County inmate escapes while receiving treatment at health care facility, active search is underway”
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