More Than 200 Inmates Battle At Lerdo Prison

Last Sunday more than 200 male inmates housed at the Lerdo minimum security facility fought with homemade weapons in a racially motivated attack, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Department.

In order to stop the fight, a Sheriff's officer fired two warning rounds from a shotgun, officials said.

Bakersfield.com reported that officials are allowed to make warning shots.

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