BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) - An inmate at a South Carolina state prison has died after being assaulted in his cell.
Travis Antwan Lee died at a hospital after being assaulted at the maximum security Lee Correctional Institution on Wednesday, the South Carolina Department of Corrections announced.
Lee was assaulted Wednesday afternoon by several inmates, officials said.
Lee was serving an 18-year sentence for attempted murder, kidnapping, and criminal conspiracy.
South Carolina Department of Corrections Police Services and the State Law Enforcement Division are investigating.
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