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Possible murder of North Kern State Prison inmate under investigation

While an official cause of death has not been released, the CDCR is investigating Salvidar's death as a murder. Salvidar shared a cell with inmate Peter Valencia, 47.
Ricard Salvidar, 25
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DELANO, Calif. (KERO) — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the death of an inmate at the North Kern State State Prison as a murder.

North Kern State Prison inmate Ricardo Saldivar, 25, died on Mon, July 3. According to the CDCR, a prison officer that was giving the prison's Reception Center a welfare check found Saldivar unresponsive around 2:08 p.m. Salvidar was taken to the prison's triage, where he was pronounced dead at 2:19 p.m.

While an official cause of death has not been released, the CDCR is investigating Salvidar's death as a murder. Salvidar shared a cell with inmate Peter Valencia, 47.

This is an ongoing investigation.



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