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Deshawn Carter

25 years old · died May 7, 2022 · Bronx County, New York

Deshawn Carter died on May 7, 2022, in the custody of the New York City Department of Correction. Deshawn Carter was 25 years old. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation, which reviews deaths in which an officer may have played a part, was notified of the death and lists it as a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation recorded the manner of death as suicide.

Reported by: New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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