A convicted rapist serving a life sentence in the California prison system was killed Sunday after he was allegedly attacked by another inmate at a Los Angeles County prison.
Renee Rodriguez, 51, was attacked in a common area at California State Prison LAC in Lancaster around 7:15 p.m. Sunday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
An altercation involving Rodriguez and another inmate was witnessed by prison staff, which led to them deploying tear gas and other non-lethal weapons to break up the fight, officials said.
Rodriguez suffered multiple stab wounds from an improvised weapon and was transported to a medical facility at the prison for immediate treatment. He was then taken to an L.A. County hospital by ambulance, at which point he was pronounced dead by paramedics…