SHIRLEY, MASS. (WHDH) - The Massachusetts Department of Correction says an inmate died early Thursday morning after an altercation at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley.
Brandon Bottari, 29, was seriously injured in a “physical altercation that included multiple inmates” in a general population unit, according to officials.
Bottari was taken to UMass Medical Center in Worcester, where he was pronounced dead just after 2 a.m.
Bottari was slated to be released in 2020. He was serving a sentence for armed robbery.
The Worcester County District Attorney’s Office and the Massachusetts State Police are investigating.
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