Death of inmate at Corcoran facility being investigated as homicide

KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the decease of an inmate arsenic a homicide.

Officials accidental gait officials astatine the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility successful Corcoran recovered 21-year-old Shawn G. Jackson Jr. unresponsive astir 1:30 p.m. connected July 18.

Medical unit was called and helium was taken to a adjacent infirmary successful Hanford, wherever helium aboriginal died.

Investigators aboriginal determined that 31-year-old Jarvis Richerson had attacked Jackson.

Authorities accidental the Office of the Inspector General and Office of Internal Affairs were notified.

The Kings County coroner volition find Jackson's authoritative origin of death.