Amber Owens
Amber Owens, 40, died on April 24, 2023, while held at the Oklahoma County Jail. Jail officials said she was being monitored at a hospital awaiting transfer to another medical facility, and that she fell inside the hospital and was injured, with a contracted officer guarding her at the time. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner lists sepsis as the probable cause of death, with kidney stones, a urinary tract infection, and wounds on her abdomen and right thigh also noted. The manner of death was classed as unknown, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation assisted with the review of her death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner lists sepsis as the probable cause and the manner as unknown, while jail officials say she suffered an injury in a fall at the hospital before dying.
Reported by: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Oklahoma County Jail officials (the agency that held her).
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