Honolulu Police opened a first-degree homicide investigation right this moment into the loss of life of a 31-year-old inmate at Halawa Correctional Facility.
The medical expert’s workplace dominated Thursday that the inmate’s loss of life was a murder, police stated in an replace right this moment.
The Medical Examiner’s Workplace didn’t reveal the particular person’s identification or explanation for loss of life to the general public.
The inmate was discovered unconscious in his cell on Tuesday at 2:23 p.m. after being assaulted, police stated.
He was taken to the hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless at 5:24 pm on Wednesday.
The investigation is inside the jurisdiction of the Public Prosecution. The Honolulu Police Division’s Felony Investigation Division and its Scientific Investigation Division assisted within the preliminary investigation, police stated.