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Gabriel Vavages

34 years old · died July 30, 2023 · Arizona State Prison Complex-Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

Gabriel Vavages, 34, died on July 30, 2023, while held at Arizona State Prison Complex Tucson. Staff found him unresponsive, and he was later pronounced dead. The Arizona Department of Corrections said he apparently died by hanging himself. The county medical examiner's office is investigating the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Arizona Department of Corrections said Gabriel Vavages apparently hanged himself, and the death is under investigation with the county medical examiner's office.

Reported by: Arizona Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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