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Adam Berwid

86 years old · died May 30, 2022 · Wende Correctional Facility, Erie County, New York

Adam Berwid died on May 30, 2022 at Wende Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Adam Berwid was 86 years old. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation, which reviews deaths in which an officer may have played a part, was notified of the death and lists it as a medical death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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