Inmate killed at Salinas Valley State Prison
UPDATE 10/31/16 4:52 PM: Salinas Valley State Prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate who was attacked Saturday by two inmates with a makeshift weapon.
According to a statement from the prison, the attack happened at approximately 9:40 a.m. in the B Facility recreation yard. He died at a community hospital about an hour later.
The victim was 36 years old. His name is being withheld until his next of kin can be notified.
Two inmates are considered suspects.
Brant Daniel, 42, is serving life with the possibility of parole for a first-degree attempted murder conviction in Sacramento County. He has been in state prison since December 13, 2015.
Leonard Dunning, 57, is serving life with the possibility of parole for a second-degree murder conviction in Los Angeles County. He has been in state prison custody since April 7, 1994. He is also serving a four-year conviction imposed in Imperial County for the 2009 battery of a non-prisoner.
Prison officials say inmate movement in Facility B has been modified to accommodate the investigation. The Monterey County Coroner and Monterey County District Attorney are also investigating.
ORIGINAL STORY: California corrections officials say a central California prison inmate has been killed by two other inmates.
Corrections department spokeswoman Terry Thornton said Monday that the 36-year-old was attacked with an inmate-made weapon Saturday at Salinas Valley State Prison.
He died at a hospital an hour later. She says his name is not being released because relatives have not been notified.
Guards used pepper spray grenades to halt the attack in a maximum-security area of the prison.
Officials say two inmates already serving life sentences are considered suspects.
They say 42-year-old Brant Daniel is serving an attempted murder sentence from Sacramento County, while 57-year-old Leonard Dunning is serving a murder sentence from Los Angeles County.
There are 3,800 inmates at the prison in Soledad, about 130 miles southeast of San Francisco.
