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Kevin Lewis

34 years old · died April 15, 2020 · Clark County Detention Center, Clark County, Nevada

Kevin Earl Lewis, 34, was a man from Henderson, Nevada. He died on April 15, 2020, at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, where he was being held. Police said he had an apparent medical episode there and was pronounced dead. The Clark County Coroner's office later listed peritonitis and a ruptured duodenal ulcer as the causes of death and ruled the death natural. Police had given his age as 31, while the coroner recorded it as 34.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The coroner ruled the death natural from peritonitis and a ruptured duodenal ulcer, while a news report lists the cause as medical neglect.

Reported by: Clark County Coroner's office (medical examiner or coroner); news report.

News reports (2)