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Antonio Pizarro

27 years old · died July 4, 2026 · Erie County Holding Center, Erie County, New York

Antonio Pizarro died on July 4, 2026 at Erie County Jail, in the custody of the Erie County Sheriff's Office. Antonio Pizarro was 27 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 an assault by another incarcerated person.

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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