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    Incarcerated Los Angeles man allegedly killed by 3 other inmates in prison

    By Austin Turner,

    1 day ago

    Three prison inmates are accused of attacking and killing a 24-year-old Los Angeles man at Kern Valley State Prison last month, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation .

    Officials say three inmates allegedly attacked Dwight Gibbs, a 24-year-old incarcerated man, at about 8:06 p.m. on June 28. Prison employees quickly broke up the attack, but Gibbs was treated for his injuries and transported to a local hospital, where he died about one hour later.

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    Dwight Gibbs, 24, was allegedly killed by three other inmates at Kern Valley State Prison on June 28, 2024. (California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

    Gibbs was serving a 41 year sentence for attempted second-degree murder as a second striker with enhancements of inflicting great bodily injury and use of a firearm. He was incarcerated at Kern Valley in January 2023.

    Three men — 55-year-old Michael Brown, 63-year-old Jerry Dunham and 61-year-old Rex Dickey — were each placed in restricted housing. Their fates will await completion of a homicide investigation.

    Officers found three prison-made weapons at the scene of the attack.

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    Michael Brown, left, Jerry Dunham, center, and Rex Dickey, right, are accused of killing Dwight Gibbs at Kern Valley State Prison on June 18, 2024. (California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

    Brown was convicted on first-degree murder charges in 1997. Both Dunham and Dickey have been convicted for assault as inmates.

    There was no immediate word on a possible motive.

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