Inmate allegedly stabbed to death by another inmate at Scotland Correctional Institute

LAURINBURG, N.C. (WBTW) — An inmate at Scotland Correctional Institution died Tuesday night after being stabbed to death by another inmate in a prison housing area.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper released the information Wednesday in a news release.

Christopher Michael Edwards, 39, was found with multiple stab wounds in a housing unit common area at about 9 p.m. Prison staff and emergency care attempted to save Edwards but were unsuccessful, the release said.

Edwards was pronounced dead at about 10:30 p.m. Local law enforcement is investigating the stabbing, and the Department of Adult Correction is conducting an internal investigation, the release said.

Edwards was serving a life sentence for a 2018 conviction on first degree murder charges in McDowell County.

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