The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating the weekend death of an inmate at the Lansing correctional Facility.

 LCF resident 51 year old Eric Avila was found unresponsive in his cell on Saturday. Avila was pronounced deceased by local emergency medical service personnel following attempts at life-saving measures. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy.

His death is currently under investigation by the Kansas Department of Corrections and the KBI. The investigation is currently ongoing.

Avila was serving a 20 year sentence for convictions of Kidnapping and Second Degree Murder in Sedgwick County.