Hector Ozuna
Hector Ozuna, 66, was held at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, where he was found unresponsive in his cell on the morning of August 1, 2026. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, he was pronounced dead at 6:57 a.m. after staff tried life-saving measures and he was moved to the prison medical area. CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide, and his cellmate was removed from the cell and placed in restricted housing. The San Diego County Coroner will determine the official cause of death, and one outlet reported an altercation with another person held there, an account not confirmed in the other sources.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating his death as a homicide, and his cellmate was removed from the cell and placed in restricted housing; the county medical examiner 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.
News reports (8)
- Richard J. Donovan Officials Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- CDCR Reports Richard J. Donovan Officials Investigating Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide in San Diego County
- Riverside County Inmate Found Dead At San Diego Prison
- Homicide Investigation Underway After Inmate Found Dead At San Diego Prison
- 100-MPH Pursuit; Inmate Found Dead; SWAT Standoff; Violent Assault: San Diego County Crime Log
- 100-MPH Pursuit; Inmate Found Dead; SWAT Standoff; Violent Assault: Carlsbad, San Diego County Crime Log
- 100-MPH Pursuit; Inmate Found Dead; SWAT Standoff; Violent Assault: Santee, San Diego County Crime Log
- Hector Ozuna Died in Suspected Homicide at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD)