A 35-year-old inmate at SCI Camp Hill, Spencer Kassel, died after being assaulted by another inmate in the recreation yard. Prison staff and EMS responded to the incident but Kassel was pronounced dead. Kassel had a history of violent offenses including a 2021 fatal shooting and a 2022 fatal shooting of a taxicab driver.
A prisoner at State Correctional Institution (SCI) Camp Hill has died following an assault by another inmate in the recreation yard, according to officials with the Department of Corrections (DOC). 35-year-old Spencer Kassel was identified as the deceased inmate who passed away on Wednesday after the altercation. Prison staff immediately responded to the incident and administered life-saving measures.
Lower Allen EMS continued these efforts upon arrival, but Kassel was pronounced dead at 8:51 a.m. Kassel had a history of violent offenses. He was previously sentenced following a 2021 fatal shooting where police say he shot and killed a woman under the Mulberry Street Bridge in Harrisburg. He was also charged with criminal homicide and carrying a firearm without a license after he allegedly shot and killed a taxicab driver in Harrisburg on March 27, 2022. Kassel was serving a one to two-year sentence for aggravated assault out of Centre County. He had been incarcerated at the prison since December 9.The official cause of death will be determined by the Cumberland County Coroner's Office.
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