Raymond Angelo Scott
Raymond Angelo Scott, 28, was one of seven men killed on April 15, 2018, during a riot at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina, that lasted more than seven hours across three housing units. He was held at the prison when he died. The Lee County coroner ruled the death a homicide caused by blood loss from multiple stab and incised wounds. The South Carolina Department of Corrections described the violence as altercations between people held there and said no staff were injured, and the State Law Enforcement Division is investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Lee County coroner ruled he died of blood loss from multiple stab and incised wounds, and the state Department of Corrections said he was killed in inmate-on-inmate fighting.
Reported by: Lee County Coroner Larry Logan (medical examiner or coroner); South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).
News reports (18)
- Lee Correctional prison riot: Seven inmates killed in incident identified in 'mass casualty incident'
- 7 inmates killed, 17 hospitalized after overnight incident at Lee Correctional Institution
- 7 Dead, At Least 17 Wounded In Hours-Long Fights At S.C. Prison
- 7 inmates dead, 17 injured in South Carolina prison fighting
- Vicious prison brawl leaves 7 South Carolina inmates dead
- Deadly S.C. prison brawl spanned 7 hours, 4 inmates killed had Lowcountry ties
- 7 inmates dead, 17 hurt in South Carolina prison fight
- South Carolina prison riot leaves seven inmates dead
- Before deadly riot, South Carolina bused in violent inmates from other prisons
- Attackers were "laughing" at dying man during prison riot, inmate says
- Coroner: Inmates in South Carolina prison riot bled to death
- Coroner: 7 inmates killed at Lee County prison died from blood loss after stabbings
- How flaws in the SC prison system led to 7 deaths in a single night
- 29 indicted in prison riot that killed 7 inmates at Lee Correctional in 2018
- 29 Indicted In Deadly South Carolina Prison Riot
- 2 more plead guilty for roles in deadly 2018 SC prison riot
- Inmate pleads guilty to charges related to South Carolina's deadliest prison riot
- Trial set to begin for inmate accused of killing 3 in 2018 Lee Correctional riot