Indiana State Police investigating inmate homicide at Miami Correctional Facility
Posted: Sep 9, 2021 1:03 PM EDT
MIAMI COUNTY, Ind. – Indiana State Police are investigating the homicide of an inmate at the Miami Correctional Facility.
At 11:30 a.m. on Monday, corrections officers found 42-year-old Matthew Koch unresponsive in his P Housing Unit cell.
Despite life-saving measures performed by prison staff members, Koch succumbed to his injuries.
Investigators suspected foul play.
An autopsy performed on Tuesday determined that Koch’s death was a homicide caused by blood loss from multiple sharp force trauma wounds, reports said.
Investigators are conducting an active homicide investigation.