Damonte Marquez Rivera
Damonte Marquez Rivera, 24, was one of seven men killed during a riot that lasted more than seven hours across several housing units at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina, on April 15, 2018. The South Carolina Department of Corrections described the violence as altercations between people held there and said no staff were injured. Lee County Coroner Larry Logan ruled his death a homicide caused by blood loss from multiple stab and incised wounds. The Department of Corrections and the State Law Enforcement Division are investigating who committed the killings.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Lee County coroner ruled the death a homicide from blood loss from stab and incised wounds, and the state Department of Corrections said the fights were inmate-on-inmate altercations.
Reported by: Lee County Coroner Larry Logan (medical examiner or coroner); South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Attorney General Alan Wilson.
News reports (16)
- Lee Correctional prison riot: Seven inmates killed in incident identified in 'mass casualty incident'
- 7 inmates killed, 17 hospitalized after overnight incident at Lee Correctional Institution
- 7 Dead, At Least 17 Wounded In Hours-Long Fights At S.C. Prison
- Vicious prison brawl leaves 7 South Carolina inmates dead
- Deadly S.C. prison brawl spanned 7 hours, 4 inmates killed had Lowcountry ties
- A sampling of violence at South Carolina prisons
- 7 inmates dead, 17 hurt in South Carolina prison fight
- Before deadly riot, South Carolina bused in violent inmates from other prisons
- Attackers were "laughing" at dying man during prison riot, inmate says
- Coroner: 7 inmates killed at Lee County prison died from blood loss after stabbings
- Coroner: Inmates in SC prison riot bled to death
- How flaws in the SC prison system led to 7 deaths in a single night
- 29 indicted in prison riot that killed 7 inmates at Lee Correctional in 2018
- 29 Indicted In Deadly South Carolina Prison Riot
- Inmate pleads guilty to charges related to South Carolina's deadliest prison riot
- Trial set to begin for inmate accused of killing 3 in 2018 Lee Correctional riot