David Grosse
David Grosse, 86, was held at Sterling Correctional Facility in Colorado, and he died on May 1, 2020, after being taken to a hospital with respiratory symptoms. The Colorado Department of Corrections said he was suspected of having COVID-19 but did not release his name, and it said his official cause of death would come from the coroner's office. The department said the unit he lived in had been quarantined. The prison had a large COVID-19 outbreak at the time, and his death was among the first linked to the virus there.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Colorado Department of Corrections said he had COVID-19 symptoms and was suspected of having the virus, with the official cause left to the coroner.
Reported by: Colorado Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); UCLA Law Behind Bars.
Sources (6)
- Colorado Department of Corrections records, via UCLA Law Behind Bars
- Colorado Prison Inmate With Coronavirus Symptoms Dies in Hospital
- Sterling prison inmate dies at hospital with COVID-19 symptoms
- Colorado prison inmate dies after being taken to hospital with coronavirus symptoms
- Sterling Correctional Facility inmate dies at hospital after experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
- Coronavirus outbreak revealed at private Colorado prison; second inmate death reported