NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Officials at California State Prison-Sacramento are investigating the fatal Thursday stabbing of an inmate from Lake County who was serving a sentence for second-degree murder.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation identified the inmate who died as Humberto Torres, 33.
Torres was received from Lake County on Jan. 26, 2000, and was serving a 25-year-to-life sentence for second-degree murder with a firearm, authorities said.
Officials said Torres had been an inmate at California State Prison-Sacramento, also known as CSP-SAC, since June 18, 2015.
Prison officials have named inmates Rudy De Lossantos, 38, and Michael Robles, 33, as the suspects in Torres' killing.
Officials said Torres was on C Facility – one of three maximum security facilities at the prison – at 1:30 p.m. Thursday when he was attacked by De Lossantos and Robles, who stabbed him multiple times.
Torres was pronounced dead at 1:56 p.m. Thursday, officials said.
Prison officials used six rounds of 40 millimeter rubber bullets, two blast dispersion grenades and OC pepper spray to disrupt the attack, after which a stabbing instrument was discovered, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's report.
Three correctional officers were taken to an area hospital for minor injuries suffered during the incident, officials said.
De Lossantos is serving a 25-years-to-life sentence for first-degree murder and was received from Orange County on Nov. 1, 2006. He has been an inmate at CSP-SAC since May 27, 2015.
Robles is serving a 200-year-to-life sentence for second-degree murder and was received from Riverside County on Feb. 25, 2005. He has been an inmate at CSP- Sac since May 24, 2013.
Opened in 1986, CSP-SAC is located adjacent to Folsom State Prison. It was first known as New Folsom until its name was changed in 1992.
CSP-SAC is a Level IV maximum security prison that houses 1,204 inmates serving long sentences or who have been management problems at other prisons.
The prison also houses inmates requiring specialized mental health programming and inmates with high risk medical concerns.
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