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Andrew Montana Webster

26 years old · died April 30, 2026 · Gib Lewis Unit, Tyler County, Texas

Andrew Montana Webster, 26, died on April 30, 2026, while held at the Gib Lewis Unit, a state prison in Woodville, Texas. A custodial death report from the state Attorney General's office lists the manner of death as suicide by hanging or strangulation, and says he had been taken to a TDCJ hospital unit on April 26 after an attempted suicide. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice lists the suspected cause as suicide, pending an autopsy, and says he had been transported for medical care after the earlier attempt. The final cause of death has not yet been determined by autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: Attorney General's office custodial death report (outside investigators); Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him).

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