Died in prison
Aswad Pops
Aswad Pops, 48, died at San Quentin State Prison on August 29, 2019, where he was held alone in a single cell on death row. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said the death is being investigated as a suicide, with the cause to be confirmed by an autopsy. Prison spokesman Lt. Samuel Robinson said the death was pronounced in the evening and announced the following day.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); Prison spokesman Lt. Samuel Robinson (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.