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Dana Abraham

64 years old · died September 8, 2018 · Allegheny County Jail, Allegheny County

Dana Abraham, 64, of Tarentum, died on September 8, 2018, while held at the Allegheny County Jail. Jail officials, including Warden Orlando Harper, said the death was a suspected suicide. They said an officer on rounds noticed that his cell window was covered. County police are investigating the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Allegheny County Jail officials, through Warden Orlando Harper, describe the death as a suspected suicide, and County Police are investigating.

Reported by: Allegheny County Jail officials (Warden Orlando Harper) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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