Three people have died and nine were injured Tuesday in a deadly fight at a remote Nevada prison.
The injured inmates were transported from Ely State Prison for medical treatment following the violent outbreak. No police officers or prison staff were injured, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections . The prison has been placed under lockdown.
Prisons spokeswoman Teri Vance told the Elko Daily Free Press the fighting “was not a riot.”
Two of the victims were identified as Connor Brown, 22, and Zackaria Luz, 43. Luz, who is part of a white supremacist group, was involved in a previous prison riot and was currently being held on forgery charges, according to KLAS . Brown was in charge on a robbery charge. The third victim hasn’t been publicly named but was also part of a white supremacist group.
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that “today’s incident is under investigation by local and statewide law enforcement agencies.” His office added that the brawl was gang-related.