Rodrigo Gomez
Rodrigo Gomez, 38, was held at Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City, California. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says he was attacked by two other incarcerated men in a housing unit dayroom on November 2, 2025, and was taken by ambulance to an outside medical facility, where he was pronounced dead at 2:24 p.m. CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide, and the Del Norte County Coroner will determine the official cause of death. One report says staff stopped the assault and summoned medical help, but that account comes from the department itself.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. CDCR says two other incarcerated men assaulted him in a housing unit dayroom, and CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide while the Del Norte County Coroner determines the official cause.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); Del Norte County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).
News reports (4)
- Pelican Bay State Prison officials investigating the death of an Imperial Valley incarcerated person as a Homicide
- Pelican Bay State Prison Officials Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - News Releases - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Pelican Bay inmate death investigated as homicide; two inmates suspected in attack
- Brawley murder convict Rodrigo Flores Gomez found dead in Pelican Bay Prison