Scott Gunter
Scott Gunter, 59, died on March 15, 2022, at Wasco State Prison in Kern County, California, where he was held. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said staff found him unresponsive in his cell and that he was pronounced dead about half an hour later. The agency is investigating his death as a homicide with the Kern County Sheriff's Department, and his cellmate is under investigation, though officials have not said what led to that suspicion. The cause of death is pending the coroner's postmortem examinations.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. CDCR says it is investigating his death as a suspected homicide and his cellmate is a suspect, while the cause of death awaits postmortem exams.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); Kern County Sheriff's Department (outside investigators).