Carlos Manuel Perez Jr, 28

Indian Springs, Nevada
November 12, 2014

Agencies: Nevada Department of Corrections High Desert Prison - Nevada

Cause of death: Shooting


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Last updated: almost 6 years ago

Overview

The shooting that killed Carlos Perez Jr. last fall involved two handcuffed inmates and at least one guard at the Southern Nevada prison, according to a lawyer for the surviving inmate. Details of the fatality didn’t emerge until Wednesday when the Clark County coroner’s office ruled Perez’s death a homicide, saying the 28-year-old inmate died from multiple gunshot wounds to the head, neck, chest and arms.