Dwayne Tottleben, a 33-year-old inmate from Illinois, was shot and killed while inside U.S. Penitentiary Coleman in Sumter County , according to loved ones who are trying to understand the situation.

Tottleben was serving a 15-year sentence at the federal prison for possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute, stemming from a 2020 traffic stop in St. Louis.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, which often shares information about inmate deaths, has not released details about Tottleben's death.

Meanwhile, loved ones spoke with NBC News, with Dwayne Tottleben Sr. saying officials informed him his son was shot.

"I was distraught. I didn't know if somebody stabbed him. I didn't know anything," Tottleben Sr. said.

The prison sent a statement to NBC News, indicating that the facili

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