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David Lee Skelly

40 years old · died March 27, 2016 · Adams County Detention Facility, Adams County, Colorado

David Lee Skelly, 40, died on March 27, 2016, while held at the Adams County jail in Colorado. Sheriff's Sgt. Jim Morgen said the death was a suicide. Deputies and paramedics responded to the jail, and the death was ruled a suicide by the sheriff's office.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sheriff's Sgt. Jim Morgen said the death was a suicide after deputies and paramedics could not revive him in his cell.

Reported by: Adams County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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