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Justin Alcholz

30 years old · died July 18, 2020 · Lancaster County Prison, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Justin Alcholz, 30, was held at Lancaster County Prison in Pennsylvania. According to a Lancaster County office commissioner, staff found him hanging and unresponsive during a routine check on a Friday night in July 2020, and officers began CPR and used an AED while first responders continued lifesaving efforts before he was taken to Lancaster General Hospital. He died there the next afternoon, according to a county release. The Lancaster City Bureau of Police is investigating the incident.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A county release says staff found him hanging and unresponsive during a routine check and that he died at a hospital the next afternoon, without giving a cause or manner of death.

Reported by: Lancaster County office commissioner.

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