Aaron Bowers
Aaron Bowers, 28, of Joliet, died on April 23, 2019, while held at the Will County Jail. The Will County Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive on his bunk and taken by ambulance to St. Joe's hospital, where he was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later. The Will County Coroner's Office later attributed his death to natural causes from dilated cardiomyopathy, a heart condition, after an earlier report had listed the cause as pending an autopsy.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Will County Sheriff's Office and Coroner's Office attribute the death to natural causes from dilated cardiomyopathy.
Reported by: Will County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Will County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).