IMSI assault victim dies at Boise hospital

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) - UPDATE 6/19/23: A 26-year-old Idaho Maximum Security Institution resident who suffered serious injuries during an assault has died at a Boise hospital.

The man was declared dead at 8:02 p.m. Sunday.

Two residents attacked the man at the facility at 3:44 p.m. Wednesday. Idaho State Police detectives are conducting the investigation.    

Idaho Maximum Security Institution is a 535-bed correctional facility south of Boise.

ORIGINAL: At the request of the Idaho Department of Correction, Idaho State Police detectives are investigating a serious assault at Idaho Maximum Security Institution.

Two residents attacked a 26-year-old resident at 3:44 p.m. Wednesday. The injured man was taken to a local hospital for treatment, where he remains in critical condition.

Idaho Maximum Security Institution is a 535-bed correctional facility south of Boise.