Man serving life for deadly Orange County gang shooting dies in California prison altercation

A man serving life in prison for a deadly gang shooting in Southern California has died following an altercation with another inmate at a prison in Solano County, officials said.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Tuesday that 45-year-old Stephenson C. Kim died Monday evening. Kim, who was incarcerated at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, was involved in an incident in a housing unit on Jan. 4.

Around 7:20 p.m., staff responded to the altercation and found Kim unconscious. Staff performed life-saving measures on Kim, who was then taken to the prison’s triage and treatment area…

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