Colorado state prison corrections officer, daughter found dead
Pueblo CO Aug 18 2017 A 42-year-old woman who was shot to death along with her 10-year-old daughter had been a correctional officer at the highest security state prison in Colorado.
The bodies of Jennifer Hamula, 42, and Stephie Hamula were discovered Monday afternoon at a home on the 1000 block of Mescal Drive in Pueblo.
Authorities have not released any information about a possible motive for the killings.
Jennifer Hamula began working as a correctional officer on Oct. 1, 1997, said Mark Fairbairn,spokesman for the Colorado Department of Corrections. At the time of her death, she was working at Colorado State Penitentiary in Pueblo.
Two dead dogs were also discovered in the home.
The official cause and manner of death is pending the outcome of autopsies, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s office said in a news release.
The Pueblo County sheriff’s office said it believes there are no further “threats to the community at large” related to the incident.
Fairbairn said because of an ongoing investigation he could not comment further about Hamula.
