Luis Padilla
Luis Padilla, 42, was held at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe, California, when he was stabbed multiple times on the evening of June 22, 2024. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said staff raised an alarm and life-saving measures were performed before he was pronounced dead at 7:38 p.m., and that three other people held at the prison were detained and are under investigation. The department is treating the death as a homicide, and the Riverside County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says three other incarcerated people stabbed Luis Padilla, and it is investigating the death as a homicide while the Riverside 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.