Maryland State Police investigators are on the case of the death of a state prison inmate at Somerset County’s Eastern Correctional Institute in Westover.
Here’s what we know now.
The inmate is identified as Shane Lanham, 28. Lanham was declared dead on Saturday, March 29, by emergency medical service personnel. He was a state prison inmate serving time at the Eastern Correctional Institute.
ECI outside
A suspect, also an inmate, has been identified. He has not been charged at this time and is not being identified pending further investigation.
On Saturday, March 29, the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was contacted by investigators from the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Internal Investigative Unit about an inmate death. The preliminary investigation indicates Lanham was in a cell with another inmate prior to being found lying on the ground and unresponsive by officers at the Eastern Correctional Institute. Lanham was declared dead by emergency medical service personnel.
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Maryland State Police investigators along with crime scene technicians from the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division responded to the scene.
Upon completion, the investigation will be presented to the Somerset County State’s Attorney’s Office for review. The investigation is active and ongoing.
This article originally appeared on Salisbury Daily Times: Inmate dies at Somerset County’s ECI, Maryland State Police on case
