Elizabeth Izzo | Times Union, Albany, N.Y.

Malone, N.Y. — A man incarcerated at Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone was allegedly killed inside his cell on Thursday after a fight broke out, according to State Police.

Antawon R. Johnson, 35, was found dead on the floor of his cell around 8 p.m. while correction officers were making their rounds, State Police said in a news release. A correction officer saw blood inside the cell, and Johnson was found unconscious and not breathing, according to State Police.

The correction officer who found him “immediately began life-saving measures” and reached out to medical staff for help, State Police said. He was transported to the infirmary, where medical staff tended to him, but State Police said Johnson ultimately died from his injuries.

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