Two prisoners who were said to be attacking a third inmate were killed by prison guards at the High Desert State Prison near Susanville.
Two men were shot and killed by corrections officers during a fight with another inmate Tuesday at a state prison in Northern California, according to prison officials.the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement Wednesday.
Prison staff ordered the men to stop and then fired a warning shot from a Mini-14 rifle, but said the men ignored them. As the attack continued, the corrections officers shot Nanez and Cuen. Prison staff also used chemical agents to try and end the attack, and the prison-made weapons were recovered.Medical staff quickly provided aid to the men and performed CPR on Cuen and Nanez, but the men died at the scene. Officials declared Cuen dead at 11:37 a.m. and Nanez at 11:44 a.m.
The Office of the Inspector General was notified, and the Lassen County Coroner’s Office will determine the men’s cause of death. The prison’s investigative unit and state investigators will review the deadly use of force and forward their findings to the Lassen County District Attorney’s Office.
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