Deaths in Custody
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Evan Hizer

38 years old · died August 8, 2020 · Pima County Adult Detention Center, Pima County, Arizona

Evan Hizer, 38, died on August 8, 2020, after being held at the Pima County Jail in Arizona. Corrections officers found him in distress and struggling to breathe in his cell at about 4 a.m., and he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said the cause of death had not been determined and that detectives were investigating. No family accounts or other sources about his life are included in the reporting available here.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said the cause of death had not been determined and detectives are investigating.

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