Deaths in Custody
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Erik Cruz

40 years old · died December 4, 2020 · Pima County Adult Detention Center, Pima County, Arizona

Erik Cruz, 40, died on Friday, December 4, 2020, while held at the Pima County jail in Arizona. Corrections officers found him unresponsive in his cell, and he was pronounced dead shortly after Tucson Fire paramedics arrived. Jail officials said detectives found no suspicious circumstances, and the investigation remained ongoing.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Pima County jail officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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