A tragic incident occurred at Calipatria State Prison in Southern California, where a death row inmate, Alberto Martinez, was brutally beaten to death by three other inmates. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed the incident, stating that Martinez's death is being investigated as a homicide.
The attack was witnessed by prison staff, who saw inmate Tyler A. Lua striking Martinez and knocking him to the ground. Subsequently, two other inmates, Jorge D. Negrete-Larios and Luis J. Beltran, joined in the assault, causing fatal injuries to Martinez.
