"Prison official say a fight broke out around 7:20 p.m. on Jan. 4, between inmates Joe Duty Jr. and Stephenson Choi Kim in one of the prison's housing units. Kim was found unconscious and staff immediately responded, initiating life-saving measures on Kim and activating 911, a news release from the CDCR states. Kim was taken immediately to the prison's triage and treatment area and subsequently transferred to an outside medical facility. Duty was medically evaluated and placed in restricted housing."
"Kim, 45, was most recently received from Orange County on May 23, 2012. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for first degree murder and attempted first degree murder with enhancements for the intentional discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury or death and the discharge of a firearm. According to the Orange County Register, Kim was a gang member and was convicted of first-degree murder in March 2011 for a March 13, 2004, shooting spree at the 5th Wave Cafe that killed 21-year-old Venus Hyun and injured four others."
An altercation between inmates Joe Duty Jr. and Stephenson Choi Kim occurred around 7:20 p.m. on Jan. 4 at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville. Kim was found unconscious; staff performed life-saving measures, activated 911, and transferred him to an outside medical facility where he was later pronounced dead. Duty was medically evaluated and placed in restricted housing and is under investigation by the CMF Investigative Services Unit and the Solano County District Attorney's Office. The Office of the Inspector General was notified. Kim was serving life without parole for a 2004 cafe shooting; Duty was received from San Joaquin County.
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