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| Calif. inmate killed by officer in stabbing incident |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 12/01/2004 |
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A prison officer at California State Prison, Sacramento, fatally shot an inmate who was stabbing another inmate Tuesday, authorities said. The officer fired a warning shot, then shot the 35-year-old inmate once in the back using a semiautomatic rifle when he continued his attack, said Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:04 p.m. The inmate had been stabbing a second inmate, age 32, who was in critical condition at a local hospital with at least three stab wounds - one to the neck and two to the chest, Thornton said. She would not immediately name the inmates, as the investigation continues. Thornton said authorities recovered the weapon, a sharpened electrical outlet cover plate. Both inmates were white, and the motive wasn't known, she said. The incident occurred about 11:50 a.m. in the "B" facility exercise yard, where inmates were immediately locked in their cells as the investigation continues. The department's deadly force investigative team was examining the incident, but preliminarily, "it looks like our use of force policy was followed," said department spokesman George Kostyrko. "Obviously, they need to look at the whole thing." The officer who fired the shot was placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation. |
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