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Carl Luke Lowe

58 years old · died January 12, 2020 · East Arkansas Regional Unit, Lee County, Arkansas

Carl Luke Lowe, 58, died on January 12, 2020, after he was stabbed at the East Arkansas Regional Unit, a state prison in Lee County, Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Corrections said another person held at the prison approached him while he was buffing floors in a hallway and stabbed him five or six times with a metal shank. He was taken to a hospital in Forrest City, where he was pronounced dead. The Arkansas State Police are conducting the criminal investigation into the attack.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Arkansas Department of Corrections says another person held at the East Arkansas Regional Unit stabbed him with a metal shank five or six times while he was buffing floors in a hallway.

Reported by: Arkansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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