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Inmate's death in Allegany County investigated as homicide

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CUMBERLAND, Md. — Maryland State Police are investigating an inmate's death in Allegany County as a homicide.

The inmate is identified as 28-year-old Robert Warren.

Police say Warren was declared dead in his cell on November 25. He was a state prison inmate serving time at the North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland.

A suspect, also an inmate, has been identified. He will not be identified until charges are filed.

Autopsy results from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Warren’s death as a homicide.

This investigation is ongoing.