KBI, KDOC investigating El Dorado inmate death

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The Kansas Department of Corrections and the KBI is investigating the death of an inmate at the El Dorado Correctional Facility.

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Erik Lawrence DeLeon, 42, died unexpectedly Friday. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy.

DeLeon was serving a 188-month sentence after being convicted in Ford County for aggravated robbery and criminal possession of a firearm.

The KDOC says the El Dorado Correctional Facility is an all-male facility housing all custody levels with a current population of 1832 residents.

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