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Christina Marie Garcia

42 years old · died April 4, 2022 · Doña Ana County Detention Center, Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Christina Marie Garcia, 42, died on April 4, 2022, after she was found unresponsive at the Doña Ana County Detention Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Jail medical staff responded and stabilized her before she was taken to a hospital in El Paso, where she was pronounced dead that night. The Doña Ana County spokesperson described the death as an apparent suicide, said an internal investigation is ongoing, and said she showed no signs of emotional distress or suicidal ideation.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Doña Ana County spokesperson described the death as an apparent suicide and said an internal investigation is ongoing.

Reported by: Doña Ana County spokesperson (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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