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John A. Garcia

21 years old · died May 8, 2026 · High Desert State Prison, Clark County, Nevada

John Garcia, 21, died on May 8, 2026, at High Desert State Prison, about 40 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, while in the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections. The Clark County coroner listed his death as a suicide, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The department's own mortality list gives no cause of death for him.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Clark County coroner ruled the death a suicide, and the Nevada Department of Corrections reported the death without giving a cause.

Reported by: Clark County coroner (medical examiner or coroner); Nevada Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).

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