Scott Cook
Scott Troy Cook, 49, was held at High Desert State Prison in Susanville, California, when he died on May 3, 2024. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said two other people held at the prison attacked him with homemade weapons, and it is investigating his death as a homicide. Staff took him to the prison's triage and treatment area, where he was pronounced dead at 9:53 a.m. No motive has been announced, and the Lassen County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says two other incarcerated men attacked Scott Cook with homemade weapons, and the Lassen County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (5)
- High Desert State Prison Officials Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - News Releases - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- IE Killer Stabbed To Death In California Prison
- Man who committed murder in Lytle Creek in 1996 is slain in prison
- Condemned inmate stabbed to death in California prison
- 2 Prisoners From San Diego County Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Inmate