Raul Cuen
Raul Cuen, 48, was held at High Desert State Prison near Susanville, California, and died there on November 29, 2022, after correctional officers shot him. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Cuen and another man had attacked a third man with homemade weapons and ignored orders to stop, and that officers fired a warning shot before shooting. Sources differ on details: one account says staff gave orders before firing, while another names the third man as Anthony Aguilera, 68. The Lassen County Coroner's Office will determine the official cause of death, and the use of force is under review.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says officers shot Raul Cuen during a fight in the prison yard, after warning shots and orders had no effect; the coroner's official cause of death is still pending.
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.