Ezequiel Romo
Ezequiel Romo, 47, died at Centinela State Prison in Imperial County, California, on July 21, 2024, after other incarcerated people attacked him in a dayroom. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he had multiple stab wounds and was taken to an on-site medical facility, where he was pronounced dead that evening. According to the department, staff ordered the attackers to stop and used pepper spray to end the attack. The department is investigating the death as a homicide, and the Imperial County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. CDCR says other incarcerated people stabbed Ezequiel Romo in a dayroom at Centinela State Prison and that staff used pepper spray to stop the attack.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) (the agency that held him); prison officials. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.