Deaths in Custody
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Kevin Lorenzo Jones

36 years old · died August 21, 2023 · Virginia Beach Correctional Center, Virginia Beach city County, Virginia

Kevin Lorenzo Jones, 36, died at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the morning of August 21, 2023. The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office said he died of a medical emergency. According to the office, other people held at the jail alerted staff around 4:20 a.m. that he was not moving, and he was pronounced dead at 4:43 a.m. The sheriff's office said no foul play is suspected, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death, which remain pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office says he died after a medical emergency, suspects no foul play, and says the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause.

Reported by: Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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