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Emmitt Earl Byrd

died April 21, 2022 · Bexar County Adult Detention Center, Bexar County, Texas

Emmitt Earl Byrd died on April 21, 2022, while held at the Bexar County Jail in Texas, according to a custodial death report from the Texas Office of the Attorney General. San Angelo LIVE! reported that the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said a man died at the jail that day after hanging himself. The sheriff's office attributed the death to suicide by hanging, a claim made by the agency that held him. The date and facility match in both accounts, though the news report does not give the man's name.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office said he hanged himself while held at the jail.

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

News reports (2)