Deaths in Custody
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Joshua Tijerina

23 years old · died September 10, 2008 · Trinity County Jail, Trinity County, Texas

Joshua Tijerina, 23, died on September 10, 2008, while held at the Trinity County Jail in Trinity County, Texas. A news report listed his death as a suicide. The Texas Office of the Attorney General's custodial death report also logged his death at the jail, with the report published on October 8, 2008.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A news report lists the death as a suicide, and the Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report gives no cause.

Reported by: reporters; Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report (outside investigators).

News reports (2)