Enrique Saucedo
Enrique Saucedo, 29, died on January 7, 2024, after he was attacked on the recreation yard at Centinela State Prison in Imperial County, California. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said two other men held at the prison assaulted him, and that officers used pepper spray to stop the attack. He was taken by ambulance to a medical center, where he was pronounced dead. CDCR classifies the death as a homicide, and the Imperial County Coroner will determine the official cause of death, which remains pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says two other incarcerated men attacked Enrique Saucedo on the recreation yard, and officials are investigating the death as a homicide while the county coroner determines the official cause.
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.
News reports (5)
- Centinela State Prison Officials Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- California prison investigating inmate's death as a homicide
- RivCo Convicted Murderer Now Suspected Of Killing Inside CA Prison
- California inmate killed in prison yard. Two other inmates accused in the attack - San Diego Union-Tribune
- 8 SoCal Prison Inmates With Violent Histories Named In Fatal Attack