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Lucia Hernandez-Alvarez

died November 2, 2016 · Kenosha County Jail Pre-Trial Facility, Kenosha County

Lucia Hernandez-Alvarez died at the Kenosha County Jail Pre-Trial Facility, where she was held before trial. Shortly before 7 a.m. on November 2, 2016, she was found in her bed not breathing and without a pulse. Correctional officers, jail medical staff and the Kenosha Fire Department responded, and she was pronounced dead. The Racine County Sheriff's Office said preliminary autopsy results point to suicide, and that the investigation is ongoing.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Racine County Sheriff's Office says preliminary autopsy results indicate suicide, and the investigation is ongoing.

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

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