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Erick Tavira

28 years old · died October 22, 2022 · Bronx County, New York

Erick Tavira died on October 22, 2022, in the custody of the New York City Department of Correction. Erick Tavira was 28 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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