An inmate was stabbed to death last Thursday at High Desert State Prison, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections and the man’s mother. Hawk Urban, 27, who had been imprisoned on multiple battery charges, and his cellmate had an altercation, according to department spokesperson Teri Vance.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - An inmate at High Desert State Prison was killed by his cellmate in a stabbing last Thursday. The Nevada Department of Corrections confirmed to FOX5 that the incident occurred and that the inmate died as a result. The Clark County Coroner has identified the inmate as Hawk Urban, a 27-year-old Native American man.