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Danny Paulin

52 years old · died August 19, 2022 · Oklahoma County Detention Center, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Danny Paulin died at the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma City on Friday, August 19, 2022. A detention officer found him attempting suicide in his cell, and he was pronounced dead at about 2:27 p.m., according to the jail's news release. The jail said he died after a suicide attempt. The State Medical Examiner's Office will make the final determination on the cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Jail spokesperson Mark Opgrande said a detention officer found him attempting suicide in his cell, and the State Medical Examiner's Office will make the final determination.

Reported by: Oklahoma County Detention Center (jail spokesperson Mark Opgrande, news release) (the agency that held him); Oklahoma County Jail Trust (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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