ONTARIO, Ore. - The death of an inmate at the Snake River Correctional Institution is being investigated as a homicide, according to a report by the Oregonian.
Terry Goodman died at the prison Thursday night. The Oregonian cites Goodman's family as saying that an Oregon State Police investigator told them that the 54-year-old was beaten to death by two inmates.
Oregon State Police, the Malheur County Sheriff's Office, and the Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office all declined KTVB's requests for comment on the investigation.
According to a press release on Wednesday, The Malheur County Major Crimes Team is continuing to investigate Goodman's death.
His body was taken to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy. The results of the autopsy have not been publicly released, but the Oregonian report cited a doctor with the office as saying Goodman died from blunt force trauma to the head and the death was ruled a homicide.
Oregon State Police say no charges have been filed in the case. Once the police investigation is complete, it will be forwarded to the Malheur District Attorney's Office for review and consideration of possible criminal charges.
