Dayva Cross
Dayva Cross, 62, was found dead in a shower at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla on Sunday, March 13, 2022, and was pronounced dead at about 1:15 p.m. The Walla Walla County Coroner's office treated the death as a homicide, and Walla Walla police investigated. Prison officials said a suspect was identified and moved to other housing while the case was pending. A Union-Bulletin report on a later trial of another incarcerated man said prosecutors alleged that man killed Cross with a makeshift knife, and that a prison nurse who responded found no pulse.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Walla Walla County coroner's office treated the death as a homicide, and prosecutors at a bench trial of another incarcerated man said he was killed with a makeshift knife.
Reported by: Walla Walla County Coroner's office (medical examiner or coroner); Walla Walla County Prosecuting Attorney (court); Washington State Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).
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