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| Texas shootout 'link' to Colorado prison chief's killing | Texas shootout 'link' to Colorado prison chief's killing |
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| Officials are investigating if a gunman who died of his wounds after a shootout with Texas police on Thursday is linked to a Colorado prison chief's murder. | Officials are investigating if a gunman who died of his wounds after a shootout with Texas police on Thursday is linked to a Colorado prison chief's murder. |
| Evan Spencer Ebel, 28, was critically injured in the gun fight with officers he had fled in a high-speed car chase. | |
| He was reported to have been a member of a white supremacist prison gang. | |
| His black Colorado-licensed Cadillac matched the description of a car seen outside the home of Colorado state prison chief Tom Clements. | His black Colorado-licensed Cadillac matched the description of a car seen outside the home of Colorado state prison chief Tom Clements. |
| Clements, 58, was gunned down as he answered the door of his home north of Colorado Springs on Tuesday night. | Clements, 58, was gunned down as he answered the door of his home north of Colorado Springs on Tuesday night. |
| The Cadillac is the main potential link authorities have cited between the Colorado case and the Texas incident. | The Cadillac is the main potential link authorities have cited between the Colorado case and the Texas incident. |
| Pizza man's killing | Pizza man's killing |
| Gov Hickenlooper told reporters on Thursday afternoon: "We don't know yet exactly whether this is the guy. There's some indication. I hope it is." | Gov Hickenlooper told reporters on Thursday afternoon: "We don't know yet exactly whether this is the guy. There's some indication. I hope it is." |
| The car chase in Texas began on Thursday morning when a policeman in Montague County tried to pull over a Cadillac. | The car chase in Texas began on Thursday morning when a policeman in Montague County tried to pull over a Cadillac. |
| The driver opened fire on the policeman, injuring him, before fleeing south and crashing in the city of Decatur. | The driver opened fire on the policeman, injuring him, before fleeing south and crashing in the city of Decatur. |
| The suspect then emerged from the vehicle shooting at police officers who had joined the pursuit. | The suspect then emerged from the vehicle shooting at police officers who had joined the pursuit. |
| "He wasn't planning on being taken alive," said Decatur police chief Rex Hoskins. | "He wasn't planning on being taken alive," said Decatur police chief Rex Hoskins. |
| Officials also say they are investigating whether Ebel is linked to the killing of a pizza-delivery driver on Sunday. | Officials also say they are investigating whether Ebel is linked to the killing of a pizza-delivery driver on Sunday. |
| Nathan Leon, 27, who was shot dead in Denver, Colorado, after answering a call. | Nathan Leon, 27, who was shot dead in Denver, Colorado, after answering a call. |
| Legal records show Ebel had convictions for several robberies and for assaulting a prison guard. | |
| Law enforcement officials confirmed reports that he belonged to a white supremacist prison gang known as the 211s. | |
| The Colorado-based 211s is rated as one of the fiercest such groups operating in US jails. | |
| It was created to protect white prisoners from attacks, although it extorts money from inmates regardless of race. | |
| Founded in 1995, the gang is said to have as many as 1,000 members and be organised with a military-style ranking system. |