By C1 Staff
FRESNO, Calif. — A Kern Valley State Prison correctional officer fatally shot an inmate who was attacking another inmate.
ABC News reports that two inmates attacked a third inmate who fell unconscious during the beating.
A correctional officer fired a warning shot in an attempt to stop the attack, but the inmates did not stop. The officer then fired at one of the attackers; that inmate was airlifted to a nearby hospital where he died.
The inmate being beaten was also transported to a nearby hospital for head trauma.
A Deadly Force Investigations Team is investigating the incident. A review board will also be looking into the incident.