Francisco Ruiz
Francisco Ruiz died on November 14, 2019, while held at the Pima County Minimum Security Facility in Tucson, Arizona. His ex-wife later said he was the father of their children and that they still cry for him every night. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said life-saving measures were unsuccessful after a use-of-force encounter with corrections officers, and its Criminal Investigations Division looked into the death. The department did not release details for several days, and authorities initially misidentified him as another man with the same last name.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said life-saving measures failed after a use-of-force encounter with corrections officers, and its Criminal Investigations Division is investigating the death.
Reported by: Pima County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him); news reporting on the death.