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21-year-old inmate at Nevada’s maximum-security prison dies

An 21-year-old inmate at High Desert State Prison died on Wednesday by suicide, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

A 21-year-old inmate at High Desert State Prison, Nevada’s maximum-security facility, died by suicide on Wednesday, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

Nhiyje Roberson was serving a sentence for attempted murder with a deadly weapon enhancement.

Roberson was indicted in 2019 in connection with a shooting that injured several students at Cheyenne High School in North Las Vegas. Roberson was 16 at the time.

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