Wichita teen left critically injured in likely self-inflicted accidental shooting
25 February 2024
LANSING, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Corrections and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are investigating the death of a resident at the Lansing Correctional Facility.
According to the KDOC, 51-year-old Eric Avila was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday. Life-saving measures were attempted, but Avila was pronounced deceased.
His cause of death is pending the result of an independent autopsy.
The KDOC says per protocol, when a resident dies in their custody, the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the KBI.
An investigation is ongoing.
Avila was serving a 249-month sentence for convictions of kidnapping and second-degree murder in Sedgwick County.