At Least Seven Dead in Riot at Guatemalan Maximum Security Prison

At Least Seven Dead in Riot at Guatemalan Maximum Security Prison
Inmates escaping from Las Gaviotas Male Juvenile Detention Centre during a riot stand on the roof of a warehouse nearby in Guatemala City, on July 3, 2017. Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images
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At least seven people were shot dead and four were wounded on Sept. 30, in a prison riot in Guatemala, according to local authorities, who said they had wrested back control.

The riot spun out of a brawl among prisoners in the Pavoncito maximum security prison, said prison spokesman Rudy Esquivel.