Died in prison
Name not reported
A person held at a maximum security prison in Lee County, South Carolina, was one of seven people killed on September 13, 2020, when correctional officers lost control of three housing units during a riot. According to the reports, they were brutally killed in the violence. Their body was dragged through the prison and left next to a fence. Seventeen other people held there were injured and taken to nearby hospitals.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody
Reported by: news reports of the Lee County prison riot (reporters).