Died in custody
Kristian Woods
Kristian Woods, 40, was a firefighter in Buffalo. On May 2, 2012, deputies brought him from the Erie County Holding Center to Erie County Medical Center for psychiatric treatment. According to the Buffalo News, he went into cardiac arrest there after being given a mix of sedatives. The cause of his death was reported as cardiac arrest from those sedatives.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. He went into cardiac arrest after receiving a mix of sedatives at Erie County Medical Center.