North Kern State Prison in Delano, California Investigating Death of Incarcerated Person, Enrique Gomeztagle, as a Homicide

A man convicted of burglary in Sacramento County was declared dead Wednesday in his prison cell he shared with another inmate, prompting a homicide investigation, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Investigators are working to determine if a man serving a prison term for a Sacramento County burglary was killed by his cellmate on Wednesday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an inmate at North Kern State Prison as a homicide, according to CDCR.