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Cortez Johnson

21 years old · died November 7, 2022 · Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center, Baltimore County, Maryland

Cortez Johnson, 21, of Baltimore, died at the Central Booking and Intake Center on November 7, 2022. The state Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said he was unresponsive in his cell shortly before 7 a.m. that Monday, and he died a few minutes later. The department said there were no obvious signs of trauma or foul play.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said officials saw no obvious signs of trauma or foul play after he was found unresponsive in his cell.

Reported by: Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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