Died in jail or a lockup
Daniel J. Leyva
Daniel J. Leyva, 27, was held at the Doña Ana County Detention Center in New Mexico. According to incident reports, he hanged himself in his cell on a Friday afternoon, using a piece of his uniform. He was taken to a hospital in El Paso, where he was declared brain dead. His family was deciding whether to remove him from life support.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Incident reports say Leyva tried to hang himself in his cell with a piece of his uniform, and officers cut him down and performed CPR.
Reported by: Doña Ana County Detention Center incident reports (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.