Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza
Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza was a 17-year-old from Honduras who had come to the United States without a parent or guardian. He was held at a shelter run by Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services in Safety Harbor, Florida, where he was found unconscious on May 10, 2023, and taken to East Countryside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later. Bill Pellan, director of investigations for the District Six Medical Examiner Office, said the medical examiner and sheriff's office were investigating and that no cause of death had been determined. The Department of Health and Human Services said there was no altercation, and Honduras's foreign secretary called for an exhaustive investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). The medical examiner's office has not determined a cause, HHS said there was no altercation, and Honduras's foreign secretary called for an exhaustive investigation.
Reported by: Bill Pellan, director of investigations for the District Six Medical Examiner Office (medical examiner or coroner); HHS (the agency that held him).