CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating a use-of-deadly-force incident that resulted in the death of an inmate at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran (SATF). At approximately 7:34 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27, there was an attempted homicide of an inmate in one of the facility’s dayrooms. Two inmates attacked a third inmate with an inmate-manufactured weapon.
Officers discharged two 40mm less-than-lethal rounds to stop the attack; however, the inmates did not comply. A correctional officer discharged one lethal round from the Mini-14 rifle. One of the assailants, identified as Daniel Gonzales, sustained a gunshot wound. He received prompt medical attention; however, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 7:58 p.m.