Died in jail or a lockup
Karthik Kandaswamy
Karthik Kandaswamy, a 26-year-old man from San Ramon, died on November 3, 2018, at the Martinez Detention Facility in Contra Costa County, California. Contra Costa County sheriff's officials said he was found in a holding room at 11:27 p.m. suffering from a medical problem, and that paramedics and firefighters were called. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of his death was given by officials as a medical problem and was not established in the reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Contra Costa County sheriff's officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.