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Kevin Aquino

42 years old · died March 11, 2017 · New Jersey State Prison, Mercer County, New Jersey

Kevin Aquino, 42, was held at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton. On March 11, 2017, he was found unresponsive in his cell, according to the Corrections Department. Corrections Department spokesman Matt Schuman said he was last seen alive about 20 minutes after taking a shower and was not reported to be ill or injured. Officials said there was nothing suspicious about the circumstances and that an autopsy was performed, as required for deaths in the state prison system.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A Corrections Department spokesman, Matt Schuman, said Kevin Aquino was found unresponsive in his cell and that officials saw nothing suspicious, but the cause of death was not reported pending the autopsy.

Reported by: New Jersey Department of Corrections (spokesman Matt Schuman) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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