US EditionDeath Row Inmate Killed At SoCal Prison, Mob Attacks Suspect
- On Friday morning, Julian Mendez, a death row inmate, was fatally attacked by fellow prisoner Mario Renteria at a state prison located in Delano.
- Renteria allegedly started the attack around 10:30 a.m., and the beating escalated despite staff orders to stop, prompting intervention with chemical agents and involvement of over 30 inmates.
- Mendez sustained multiple injuries and was taken to the prison’s medical area, where a doctor declared him deceased at 11:05 a.m.; officials reported that some form of makeshift weapon was discovered at the location, though its specific nature was not identified.
- Mendez was sentenced to death in 2002 for the murder of two teenagers, while Renteria, 36, has been serving a life term with the possibility of parole since April 2022 for first-degree murder and arson.
- Officials placed Renteria in restricted housing, limited inmate movement, and launched an investigation involving the prison's unit, the district attorney, and the inspector general, with the coroner to determine cause of death.
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