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Hector Cano Jr

32 years old · died August 14, 2025 · Twin Towers Correctional Facility, Los Angeles County, California

Hector Cano Jr, a 32-year-old man, died while held at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility jail in Los Angeles on August 14, 2025. Los Angeles County officials said that jail staff and paramedics went to his cell, and that he died later despite life-saving measures. The cause and manner of his death have not been established, and an investigation is ongoing.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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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