A fight between two inmates in Otay Mesa led to one of the men’s deaths and is being investigated as a homicide, state prison officials said Thursday.

The altercation happened around 6:15 a.m. Saturday between inmates Jerry Elliott, 43, and Aikane Matias, 32, inside their cell at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility , according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Elliott was found unresponsive and was taken to a hospital, where he died Thursday morning, officials said. They did not elaborate on a cause of death, but said no weapon was used in the altercation.

Matias has been placed in restricted housing pending an investigation into the death, according to the corrections department.

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