Adam J. Coppa
Adam J. Coppa, 32, was held at the Arizona State Prison Complex - Yuma in San Luis when a riot broke out in the Cheyenne Unit on the night of March 1, 2018. The Arizona Department of Corrections said he suffered fatal injuries during the melee, which involved hundreds of people and damaged parts of the unit before local police and sheriff's deputies helped contain it. The department has not said how he was hurt, and its investigation is ongoing.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Arizona Department of Corrections said he suffered fatal injuries during a melee in the Cheyenne Unit but has not disclosed how he was hurt, and its investigation is ongoing.
Reported by: Arizona Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.