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California Inmate Killed in Alleged Attack by Fellow Prisoners

The victim, serving a 14-year sentence for distributing guns and a controlled substance, was allegedly attacked by two inmates currently serving sentences for murder.

This photo provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Enrique Saucedo, an inmate at the Centinela State Prison in Imperial County, Calif. Saucedo died after being assaulted by two fellow inmates in the recreational yard at the Southern California prison. The death is being investigated as a homicide, state corrections officials said Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (California Dept. of Corrections via AP)

Overview

  • Enrique Saucedo, a 29-year-old inmate at Centinela State Prison in Imperial County, California, was killed in an alleged attack by two fellow inmates.
  • The alleged attackers, David Veloz and Rigoberto Estrada, are serving sentences for murder and were placed in restrictive housing following the incident.
  • Saucedo was serving a 14-year sentence for distributing guns and a controlled substance.
  • Two homemade weapons were recovered at the scene of the attack, which took place in the prison's recreational yard.
  • The incident is being investigated as a homicide by state corrections officials and the county district attorney’s office, with the county coroner yet to determine Saucedo’s official cause of death.