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1 dead, 5 injured in Miss. prison brawl

One inmate was killed and five more were injured after a fight broke out at a prison that resulted in a lockdown

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By C1 Staff

WOODVILLE, Miss. — One inmate was killed and five more were injured after a fight broke out at a prison that resulted in a lockdown.

According to the Clarion-Ledger, inmate Kendrick Walker, 33, died in a brawl that involved six inmates at Wilkinson County Correctional Facility on Sunday.

Another inmate is seriously injured and four others suffered non-life-threatening injuries during the incident.

The prison remained on lockdown Monday.

There is no known motive behind the brawl. Officials are investigating the fight.