The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating the fatal stabbing of an inmate at William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore on Sunday, Dec. 2, according to an ADOC news release.
Vaquerro Kinjuan Armstrong, 29, was discovered by prison officials with multiple stab wounds following an altercation with another inmate in a housing area. Armstrong was taken to the facility's infirmary for emergency treatment but died around 6:30 p.m. from the injuries.
Another altercation between two inmates in a different housing area at 9:30 that same evening was reported by correctional staff. Those two inmates were treated at the facility's infirmary for non life-threatening injuries.
A third inmate who received stab wounds was airlifted to an area hospital, where his condition is listed as critical. The inmate's name is not being released due to security reasons.
Investigators from the ADOC and a Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT) were dispatched to Holman to assist prison officials with their response to the incidents.
The prison is currently on lockdown while the ADOC conducts the investigation and all housing areas are secure with no additional incidents reported.
Armstrong was serving a 22-year sentence on a 2009 first-degree robbery conviction in Talladega County.
The name of the inmate suspect in this death is not being released at this time. Investigators continue to uncover the circumstances that led to the fatal stabbing and subsequent incident Sunday.
