Alfredo Valenzuela
Alfredo Valenzuela, 50, died at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, California, on April 30, 2022. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, he was found unresponsive in his cell during an early-morning check, and staff attempted lifesaving measures before he was pronounced dead at 2:31 a.m. CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide and has moved his cellmate to administrative segregation during the review. The Kern County Coroner's Office will determine the official cause of death, and an autopsy is pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating his death as a homicide and has moved his cellmate to administrative segregation, while the Kern County Coroner's Office will determine the official 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.