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George Anderson

died April 3, 2024 · Sumter County Detention Center, Sumter County, South Carolina

George Anderson died on April 3, 2024, while held at the Sumter County Sheriff's Office Detention Center in South Carolina. The sheriff's office said he was found unresponsive in his cell during morning bed checks, and that officers used an automated external defibrillator before he was taken to Prisma Health Tuomey hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The sheriff's office said he had an extensive medical history and had recently been released from a medical facility. The cause of death is pending an autopsy, and the State Law Enforcement Division is investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says the cause of death is pending an autopsy while the State Law Enforcement Division investigates.

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