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Gregory Barrett

died August 28, 2021 · Harris County Detention Center, Harris County, Texas

Gregory Barrett, a man, died on August 28, 2021, while held at the Harris County Jail in Texas, according to the Texas Office of the Attorney General's custodial deaths report. His wife, Jacqueline Barrett, said he complained of illness a day before he was found unresponsive, and she said, "It shouldn't have happened." No official cause of death is given in the sources. The KHOU report of February 2023 gives no date for his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. His wife, Jacqueline Barrett, says he complained of illness and was found unresponsive a day later, and no official cause has been reported.

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