Crime & Safety
2 Dead In Fight At Federal Prison In Texas: Report
Following the deadly fight U.S. Penitentiary Beaumont, the Bureau of Prisons put all its facilities on lockdown, according to NBC News.
BEAUMONT, TX — A deadly fight at a federal penitentiary in Texas resulted in two inmates killed and two more hospitalized Monday, according to a report from NBC News.
Guillermo Riojas, 54, and Andrew Pineda, 34, died of their injuries in a hospital, officials from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons told NBC News.
The Bureau of Prisons ordered a temporary shutdown of all its facilities in response to the fight, according to the report.
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