Adrian Rodriguez
Adrian Rodriguez Jr., 44, died on September 10, 2020, at California State Prison in Corcoran, where he was held in the Security Housing Unit. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said his cellmate attacked him, that officers pepper-sprayed the cellmate to stop the attack, and that medical staff performed CPR before he was pronounced dead at 8:55 p.m. The department classified the death as a homicide and said its Investigative Services Unit is investigating, while the Kings County Coroner has yet to determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says his cellmate attacked him and is investigating the death as a homicide, while the Kings County Coroner has not yet determined the cause.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.