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Gilberto Campanero

44 years old · died July 17, 2026 · Men's Central Jail, Los Angeles County, California

Gilberto Campanero, 44, died on July 17, 2026, after he was attacked multiple times with a sharp object at the Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles, where he was being held. Los Angeles County officials have classified his death as a homicide. Staff responded and paramedics were called, but he could not be saved.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Los Angeles County officials say he was attacked multiple times with a sharp object at Men's Central Jail and the death is being investigated as a homicide.

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

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