Rene Valenzuela
Rene Valenzuela, 54, was held at the Eyman complex, a state prison in Florence, Arizona. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry said Rene died by suicide on December 16, 2023. According to azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic, Rene was one of five people who died by suicide in Arizona prisons within a 23-day period. Rene was found unresponsive in a housing unit and pronounced dead at a hospital, the outlet reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry said he died by suicide in his housing unit at the Eyman complex.
Reported by: Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.