Bucks County Prisoner Killed In Jail By Fellow Inmate: Authorities

An inmate at the Bucks County Correctional Facility was killed by another prisoner during an incident Sunday, authorities announced Wednesday.

According to a statement from the county, the incident involved two male prisoners at the Doylestown facility.

“One of the inmates was transported to the Abington Hospital Emergency Room, where he died Monday,” the county said.

The medical examiner ruled the death to be a homicide after a Tuesday autopsy.

The incident remains under investigation by the Bucks County Department of Corrections and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.