The Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas- A fight between rival gangs at a northeast Texas prison left one inmate dead with 23 stab wounds and at least three others injured, officials said.
Officials said Monday’s fight at the Telford Unit in New Boston was isolated and quickly controlled. It was the first killing this year in a Texas prison. Two were reported last year.
The assailants were armed with homemade knives, six of which were found in a hallway after the fight. The assailants were arrested and being questioned, officials said.
Correctional officers deployed three canisters of pepper gas and stopped the fight within minutes, officials said. Prison authorities identified the victim as Augustin Amador, 34.
According to officials, Amador and four other members of the Tri-City Bombers were attacked by six members of the Texas Chicano Brotherhood as they were being escorted back to their cellblock after lunch.
The 2,800-bed Telford Unit, which is located in Bowie County about 145 miles northeast of Dallas, was in lockdown, standard procedure after a fight, officials said.