CDCR officers are investigating after a correctional officer shot and killed an inmate who’s accused of repeatedly stabbing another man Thursday at the High Desert State Prison in Northern California.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation prison officers saw Albaro Amaral, 33, stabbing another inmate around 1:40 p.m. and officers ordered him to stop. Amaral didn’t listen, so a warning shot was fired from a lightweight, semi-automatic rifle called a Mini-14, CDCR officials said in a news release.
CDCR officials said Amaral continued his attack at the Susanville prison facility, prompting an officer to fire multiple rounds from the rifle, which struck Amaral. It was unclear why Amaral began attacking the inmate.
Amaral was taken an onsite medical facility and was pronounced deceased at 2:09 p.m. The inmate enduring Amaral’s stabbing was taken to a hospital where the CDCR said he’s in “fair condition.”
No one else was injured. CDCR officials said an “inmate-manufactured weapon” was found at the scene.