Richard A. Aguirre
Richard A. Aguirre, 46, was held at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, California, when he was stabbed multiple times on October 6, 2023. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he died on the way to Kern Medical Center and that two other people held at the prison are suspected of attacking him with a weapon made inside the facility. The department is investigating his death as a homicide. The Kern County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. CDCR says two other people held at Kern Valley State Prison stabbed him with an inmate-made weapon, and officials are investigating the death as a homicide.
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.