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James Ellis

58 years old · died November 30, 2021 · Erie County Holding Center, Erie County, New York

James Ellis died on November 30, 2021 at Erie County Jail, in the custody of the Erie County Sheriff's Office. James Ellis was 58 years old. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation, which reviews deaths in which an officer may have played a part, was notified of the death and lists it as a medical death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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