Crime & Safety
Two California State Prison, Sacramento Inmates Held In Homicide Of Another Inmate
Prison officials did not provide details on the circumstances of the attack but said two improvised weapons were found at the scene.
October 28, 2026
Two men incarcerated at California State Prison, Sacramento have been accused in a fatal attack on a third inmate, prison officials said Tuesday.
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and Rehabilitation said in a news release that the incident happened Monday at 6:43 p.m. in a housing unit of the prison. Prison guards observed the attack in the unit's upper tier, and after their verbal orders to "get down" were ignored, the guards fired less-lethal 40mm rounds to stop the attack, CDCR said.
Staffers called 911 and began life-saving procedures on the inmate victim as he was taken to the prison's triage area, CDCR said. Medics arrived later and pronounced him dead. He was identified as 39-year-old Carlos Montenegro, who was serving six years for assault with a deadly weapon as a second-strike offense from Los Angeles County, CDCR said.
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