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James Evans

59 years old · died June 7, 2023 · Mohawk Correctional Facility, Oneida County, New York

James Evans died on June 7, 2023 at Mohawk Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. James Evans was 59 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 an overdose.

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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