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Luis Figueroa

39 years old · died May 13, 2024 · Licking County Justice Center, Licking County, Ohio

Luis Figueroa, 39, of London, Ohio, died at the Licking County Justice Center in Newark in the early hours of May 13, 2024. The Licking County Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive in his solely-occupied cell and that officers performed life-saving measures before he was pronounced dead at about 2:04 a.m. The sheriff's office said there were no signs of foul play and that preliminary indications point to suicide, and detectives are still investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Licking County Sheriff's Office says there were no signs of foul play and preliminary indications point to suicide, and detectives are still investigating.

Reported by: Licking County 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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