KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An inmate at Lansing Correctional Facility died over the weekend, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections, or KDOC.
Eric Avila, 51, was found unresponsive Saturday in his cell.
Emergency-medical professionals attempted life-saving measures on Avila before declaring him deceased, per KDOC.
KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are investigating Avila's death — which is the third at Lansing state prison in 2024, including one by natural causes, according to a KDOC spokesman.
The cause of the death has not yet been determined, as an independent autopsy is ongoing.
Avila was convicted of kidnapping and second-degree murder in Sedgwick County. He was serving a 20-year and 9-month sentence at the correctional center.
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