Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Christopher Cronan

25 years old · died December 12, 2022 · Merrimack County House of Corrections, Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Christopher Cronan, 25, of Concord, died on December 12, 2022, after being held at the Merrimack County Jail in New Hampshire. Travis J. Cushman, superintendent of the Merrimack County Department of Corrections, said he was found unresponsive in his cell on a Monday morning and was taken to Concord Hospital, where he died later. The county said he had gone through standard intake and health screening and was in the quarantine unit. The cause and manner of his death are listed as pending, and Merrimack County and the sheriff's office are investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Merrimack County and the sheriff's office are still investigating the death.

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