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Joseph Escobar

49 years old · died March 7, 2024 · Suffolk County Correctional Facility, Suffolk County, New York

Joseph Escobar died on March 7, 2024 at Suffolk County Correctional Facility, in the custody of the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. Joseph Escobar was 49 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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