LANSING, Kansas. – Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) resident Angel Pedro Lara, 25, died Wednesday morning, according to a statement from the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Lara was found ill inside the facility clinic Tuesday afternoon. Staff and Emergency Medical Service personnel administered life-saving measures and transported Lara to a local hospital where he eventually died. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy.
Lara was serving a 123-month sentence for convictions of 2nd degree murder in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC), the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The investigation is ongoing.