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Elliott Scott Sanchez

57 years old · died September 17, 2026 · Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Elliott Scott Sanchez, 57, died on September 17, 2026, at UNM Hospital after a medical emergency while he was held at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center. The county's press release said the cause and manner of death will be determined by the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator. No finding has been published yet.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center said he suffered a medical emergency and that the cause and manner of death will be determined by the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator.

Reported by: Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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