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Walter Brian Carter

40 years old · died January 16, 2021 · Goose Creek Correctional Center, Wasilla, Alaska

Walter Carter, 40, died on January 16, 2021 at Goose Creek Correctional Center in Wasilla, Alaska, where he was held in the custody of the Alaska Department of Corrections. According to the Mat-Su Sentinel, staff found him unresponsive in his cell around 1:30 a.m. and could not revive him. The Alaska State Troopers said their investigation found he had inflicted a fatal injury on himself, and they classified the death as a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Alaska State Troopers said an investigation found Walter Brian Carter inflicted a fatal injury on himself.

Reported by: Alaska State Troopers (outside investigators).

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