Jamie Mardis
Jamie Mardis, 38, was held at California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom, when a fight broke out in the recreation yard. Prison staff say officers first used less-lethal rounds and pepper-spray grenades, then fired a rifle as the fighting continued, and that one shot struck Mardis. He died at the prison's medical center about ten minutes after the fight began. Prison spokeswoman Krissi Khokhobashvili said the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office and the prison's use-of-force investigators are reviewing whether the shooting was warranted. Mardis was from Kern County, and his family was notified of his death the same day.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. Prison spokeswoman Krissi Khokhobashvili says officers fired a rifle during a recreation yard fight and one shot struck Mardis, and the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office and the prison's use-of-force investigators are reviewing whether the shooting was warranted.
Reported by: California State Prison, Sacramento (prison spokeswoman Krissi Khokhobashvili) (the agency that held him); Sacramento County District Attorney's Office (outside investigators).