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Ameek Nixson

39 years old · died October 23, 2024 · Fishkill Correctional Facility, Dutchess County, New York

Ameek Nixson died on October 23, 2024 at Fishkill Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Ameek Nixson was 39 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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