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Fredy Ochoa

39 years old · died July 21, 2025 · Twin Towers Correctional Facility, Los Angeles County, California

Fredy Ochoa, 39, was held at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles and died there on July 21, 2025. Officers were called to his cell after he appeared to be in medical distress, and staff gave life-saving measures before he died at the jail. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department listed the cause of death as acute bronchopulmonary pneumonia and said its investigation is ongoing. The account comes from Carrazco Law, a firm that offers legal services to the family.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department lists the cause as acute bronchopulmonary pneumonia, and its investigation is ongoing.

Reported by: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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