Name not reported
A person died on April 9, 2026, at Keen Mountain Correctional Center in Buchanan County, Virginia, a state prison, after what the Virginia Department of Corrections described as an apparent attack by another person held there. The department said its Office of Law Enforcement Services is investigating and that the incident appeared isolated, and the manner of death remains pending. Corrections staff were said to have attempted life-saving measures until first responders arrived. The person has not been named in the reports.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Virginia Department of Corrections investigators say an apparent attack by another inmate caused the death, and they describe it as isolated while the investigation continues.
Reported by: Virginia Department of Corrections Office of Law Enforcement Services (the agency that held them); Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.