Died in custody
Masoud Rahmati
Masoud Rahmati died in 2024 after what the Los Angeles Times described as an apparent pre-dawn beating. The paper tied his death to renewed concerns about supervision in Los Angeles County jails, where it reported at least three homicides that year.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. An apparent pre-dawn beating is described, but the accounts do not name who carried it out, and no official ruling is quoted.
Reported by: news reports.