Prisoner killed in fight at Pa. prison

April 4, 2011 at 8:36a.m.

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An inmate is dead following a fight at a county prison in southwestern Pennsylvania.

The Uniontown Herald-Standard reports a male prisoner was pronounced dead at a hospital Sunday night following a fight at the Fayette County Prison.

State police say the investigation has been handed over to the Fayette County district attorney’s office. A message left at the prosecutor’s office by The Associated Press early Monday was not immediately returned.