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Gilbert Zepeda

61 years old · died November 23, 2022 · Bexar County Adult Detention Center, Bexar County, Texas

Gilbert Zepeda died on November 23, 2022, after being held at the Bexar County Detention Center in San Antonio. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office said another man held in his cell attacked him in the afternoon while he slept. He was taken to a hospital, where he underwent brain surgery and died that night. An affidavit cited medical personnel in attributing his death to the assault, and prosecutors have charged the cellmate with murder.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Bexar County deputies say his cellmate assaulted him while he slept, and an affidavit citing medical personnel attributes the death to the assault.

Reported by: Bexar County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Bexar County deputies (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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