Frank Ramirez
Frank Ramirez, 37, was held at the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma City, where a detention officer doing sight checks on his pod found him in distress on the evening of Saturday, April 22, 2023. The jail said the officer opened his cell and called for medical staff, and that he was taken to a hospital and died about an hour later. According to the jail, the State Medical Examiner's Office has not yet determined the cause of death, and the jail says all deaths there are now investigated as homicides, with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation notified.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Oklahoma County Jail said officers found him in distress, began lifesaving measures and that the State Medical Examiner's Office has not yet determined the cause of death.
Reported by: Oklahoma County Jail (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
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