Chad Burns
Chad Burns, 27, was held at Dick Conner Correctional Center in Hominy, Oklahoma, when Chad died in mid-September 2019. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said Chad died of injuries from a fight involving other people held at the prison. The fight was one of several that broke out over the weekend at six Oklahoma state prisons, which led to a statewide lockdown. Officials said the fights stemmed from a dispute between two prison gangs and racial tensions, and that investigators are building cases against those identified as part of the homicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said Chad Burns died of injuries from a fight between inmates, part of a wave of weekend fights tied to a dispute between two prison gangs and racial tensions.
Reported by: Oklahoma Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.