A man previously identified as a leader in a “vicious” white supremacist gang was one of three inmates killed earlier this week in a Nevada prison fight, officials said.
Zackaria Luz, 43, died after the fight Tuesday at Ely State Prison in eastern Nevada, the White Pine County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Wednesday.
In a news release Wednesday, the Nevada Department of Corrections said an investigation into the incident is ongoing and the prison remains on lockdown.
A second inmate, Connor Brown, was also fatally injured in the fight, the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities were still working to notify next-of-kin for the third inmate and did not identify him, the sheriff’s office said.
Persons:
Zackaria Luz, Luz, Connor Brown, Brown, Daniel Neill, Neill
Organizations:
Aryan Warriors, Nevada Department of Corrections, Authorities, Drug Enforcement Agency, Las Vegas
Locations:
Nevada, Ely, Pine