SAGINAW, MICHIGAN— Drug convict Demarlon Thomas spent years fighting for his release, but tragedy struck just months before he was finally going to be free. <br /> <br />M Live reports that around 9:40 p.m. on Monday night, two masked gunmen barged into the Bannum Place federal halfway house in Saginaw, Michigan where Thomas was staying. <br /> <br />CCTV footage released by Michigan State Police shows the men carrying assault-style rifles, and forcing staff to stay put in the front office. <br /> <br />One of the gunmen reportedly rounded up the nearly two dozen residents, while another searched the house for Thomas. <br /> <br />He was eventually found and executed, shot in the head and numerous other places on his body. <br /> <br />Both gunmen quickly fled the house, escaping on foot. They have yet to be identified by authorities. <br /> <br />Thomas, 31, had been in jail for selling cocaine, but was due to be released in March after Obama commuted his 19-year prison sentence.
