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Daniel Higgs

53 years old · died July 30, 2023 · Albany County Correctional Facility, Albany County, New York

Daniel Higgs died on July 30, 2023 at Albany County Correctional Facility, in the custody of the Albany County Sheriff's Office. Daniel Higgs was 53 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 a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation recorded the manner of death as suicide.

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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