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Two corrections officers at the Indiana State Prison were fired for failing to act during a confrontation in which an inmate fatally stabbed a corrections lieutenant and seriously injured another, state officials confirmed Friday.

A corrections officer who was fatally stabbed Sunday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City was identified as a 57-year-old lieutenant, state police confirmed.

A staff member was fatally stabbed at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, the state’s Department of Correction confirmed late Sunday.

One corrections officer at Indiana State Prison was killed and a second was seriously injured in a stabbing Sunday afternoon. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has details on the incident and who police believe is responsible.