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David MacDowell

34 years old · died September 3, 2019 · Bridgeport Correctional Center, Bridgeport, Connecticut

David MacDowell, 34, died on September 3, 2019, while held at the Bridgeport Correctional Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The state Department of Correction's public information officer, Andrius Banevicius, said he was found hanging in his cell and pronounced dead at a hospital at 2:39 p.m. The department's Security Division and the Connecticut State Police are investigating, and the State Medical Examiner's Office will determine the manner and cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Department of Correction said he was found hanging and unresponsive in his cell, and the State Medical Examiner's Office has not yet ruled on the manner or cause of death.

Reported by: Andrius Banevicius, state Department of Correction public information officer (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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