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Luis Baez

25 years old · died February 6, 2026 · Mark W. Michael Unit, Tennessee Colony, Texas

Luis Baez, 25, died at the Michael Unit in Tennessee Colony, Texas, on February 6, 2026. According to Texas Attorney General's Office death records, TDCJ staff found Baez unresponsive in their assigned cell, and Baez was pronounced dead shortly after 1 a.m. The death records list the manner of death as suicide. An autopsy has been ordered.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Texas Attorney General's Office death records list the death as a suicide, and an autopsy has been ordered.

Reported by: Texas Attorney General's Office death records.

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