11 Texas sheriff’s office employees fired after death of inmate

Six were also suspended after three-month investigation into death of Jaquaree Simmons, which was ruled a homicide

Eleven employees of a Texas sheriff's office have been fired and six suspended following the death of an inmate who was hit multiple times in the head by detention officers, authorities said on Friday.

The Harris county sheriff, Ed Gonzalez, said he was very upset and heartbroken" after a three-month investigation into the death of Jaquaree Simmons, 23, in February. Medical examiners ruled Simmons' death a homicide from injuries to his head.