Hector Hernandez
Hector Hernandez, 33, died on June 27, 2024, while held at High Desert State Prison in Susanville, California. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, officers found him unresponsive in his cell at 12:34 a.m., and he was pronounced dead at an outside medical facility at 1:02 a.m. CDCR says it is investigating the death as a homicide. The Lassen County Coroner will determine the official cause of death, and no other accounts of the circumstances are given in these sources.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says it is investigating the death as a homicide, and the Lassen County Coroner will determine 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.