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Published January 24, 2012, 08:35 AM

South Dakota airman died of self-inflicted gunshot

RAPID CITY (AP) — Officials at Ellsworth Air Force Base say an airman found dead over the weekend died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

RAPID CITY (AP) — Officials at Ellsworth Air Force Base say an airman found dead over the weekend died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. They're still investigating whether it was intentional or accidental.

Base officials say 43-year-old Chief Master Sgt. Robert Hoyt died late Saturday morning. The native of Vero Beach, Fla., was superintendent of the 28th Security Forces Squadron. He joined the Air Force in 1987 and had been stationed at the South Dakota base since last May.

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