Abraham Camacho
Abraham Camacho, 30, of Hayward, died on March 29, 2026, while held at the Monterey County Jail in Salinas, California. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said deputies found him unconscious in his cell during a Sunday morning safety check, and that he was pronounced dead at the jail. The sheriff's office said other people held at the jail fatally assaulted him, and the district attorney's office has described a fatal stabbing by another person held there. The Santa Cruz County coroner is conducting the autopsy, and the official cause and manner of death remain pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office says three fellow inmates fatally assaulted him, and the Monterey County District Attorney's Office says another inmate and a fellow gang member stabbed him dozens of times.
Reported by: Monterey County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Monterey County District Attorney's Office (outside investigators).