KDOC, KBI investigating resident death at Lansing Correctional Facility

Stephanie Nutt

February 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM·1 min read

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.

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The KDOC says per protocol, when a resident dies in their custody, the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the KBI.

Avila was serving a 249-month sentence for convictions of kidnapping and second-degree murder in Sedgwick County.

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