Fabian Cruz
Fabian Cruz, 35, was held at the Robert N. Davoren Center on Rikers Island in New York City. Two city officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity said he died by hanging, and the Department of Correction said it was investigating the death as a possible suicide. A jail psychiatrist reportedly ordered him moved to a special observation unit under constant watch, but according to officials he refused and was sent back to his cell, and the suicide watch was not carried out. He was found on the evening of Thursday, January 1, 2015, and a jail doctor pronounced him dead. The medical examiner had not determined the cause or manner of death, and autopsy results were pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). Two city officials who spoke to The Associated Press anonymously said he hanged himself, and the Department of Correction says it is investigating a possible suicide; officials say a jail psychiatrist ordered him moved to a special observation unit under constant watch, but the suicide watch was not carried out.
Reported by: two city officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity; Department of Correction (the agency that held him).