David John Reed
David John Reed, 60, died on July 7, 2020, while held on California's death row. KTVU reported that he died of coronavirus at San Quentin State Prison, where he had been held since 2011. The Mercury News reported that he died at an outside hospital and that his official cause of death was listed as pending, with COVID-19 suspected as a factor. The Death Penalty Information Center also reported he died from COVID-19 during the outbreak at San Quentin, and the accounts differ on where he died and on the cause.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. David John Reed, 60, died of COVID-19 at San Quentin State Prison, with the cause listed as pending in an official record.
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.