HAZELTON, W.Va. The death of an inmate at Federal Correctional Institution Hazelton is now being investigated as a homicide, according to a source who provided the information to the Dominion Post.
Kenneth Harrington, 68, was found unresponsive in an undisclosed area of the prison on Sunday afternoon.
According to the report from the Dominion Post, Harrington was found in a bathroom in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at the medium-security facility. A medical examiner will determine the official cause of death, but it is believed his death was caused by another inmate, who has not been identified.
Life-saving efforts were immediately rendered, and EMS was called, but Harrington died at the scene.
Harrington was serving a 19 1/2-year sentence for armed bank robbery and had been at FCI Hazelton since June 2023.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the probe into the incident.