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Louis Ahyule Gomez

43 years old · died March 14, 2021 · Vista Detention Facility, San Diego County, California

Louis Ahyule Gomez, 43, died at the Vista Detention Facility in Vista, San Diego County, California, on March 14, 2021. He was found unconscious in his cell that morning, and the sheriff's office said medical staff tried to revive him before he was pronounced dead at the scene. Sheriff's officials said an autopsy found he died of pneumonia brought on by COVID-19.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Sheriff's officials said an autopsy found he died of pneumonia brought on by COVID-19.

Reported by: San Diego County sheriff's officials (Lt. Thomas Seiver) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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