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Joshua Edmunds

died June 6, 2015 · Limon Correctional Facility, Lincoln County, Colorado

Joshua Edmunds was killed in his cell at Limon Correctional Facility in Limon, Colorado, on June 6, 2015. According to court and coroner's records, another man entered his cell and stabbed him with a shank. A former gang member told The Denver Post that the attack was ordered over stolen food from a gang store. The Denver Post published that account in March 2018, nearly three years after his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Court and coroner's records say another gang member entered his cell at Limon Correctional Facility and stabbed him with a shank, and a former 211 Crew member told the Denver Post the attack was ordered over stolen food from a gang store.

Reported by: court and coroner's records (court); former 211 Crew member, as told to the Denver Post (witnesses).

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