Deaths in Custody
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Donald Rush

died October 12, 2015 · Bucks County Correctional Facility, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Donald Rush was held at the Bucks County prison in Doylestown Township when another person held there attacked him on October 11, 2015. He was taken to Abington Hospital and died there the next day, October 12. The Montgomery County Coroner's office ruled his death a homicide and listed brain injury as the cause. Bucks County Deputy District Attorney Kristi Hoover said another person held at the prison is under investigation, and the case remains open.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Montgomery County Coroner's office ruled the death a homicide from a brain injury, and Bucks County Deputy District Attorney Kristi Hoover says another inmate attacked him.

Reported by: Montgomery County Coroner's office (medical examiner or coroner); Bucks County Deputy District Attorney Kristi Hoover.

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