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Andres Haas

28 years old · died March 13, 2024 · Whatcom County Jail, Whatcom County, Washington

Andres Haas, 28, died while held at the Whatcom County Jail in Washington state. On March 13, 2024, he and his cellmate were unresponsive in their cell, according to Cascadia Daily News. Preliminary autopsy results indicated fentanyl in his system, and My Bellingham Now reported that later toxicology reports also found fentanyl. Police say another person passed the drug into the cell under the door.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Toxicology reports and a preliminary autopsy found fentanyl in his system, and police say another inmate passed the drug into the cell under the door.

Reported by: Whatcom County Jail corrections officers (the agency that held him); Whatcom County police (the agency that held him); preliminary autopsy.

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