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James Wilson

36 years old · died May 7, 2022 · Cattaraugus County Jail, Cattaraugus County, New York

James Wilson died on May 7, 2022 at Cattaraugus County Jail, in the custody of the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office. James Wilson was 36 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 suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation recorded the manner of death as suicide.

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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