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Joseph Abruzz

60 years old · died September 14, 2022 · Okeechobee County Jail, Okeechobee County, Florida

Joseph Abruzz, 60, was held at the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office detention facility in Florida when he died on September 14, 2022. The sheriff's office said he was found dead in his cell during roll call and had died before emergency intervention could reach him. The sheriff's office said it would await the coroner's report before releasing a cause of death, and that determination remained pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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