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Luis Gonzalez

39 years old · died December 22, 2022 · Oklahoma County Detention Center, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Luis Gonzalez was a man his mother, Sue Gonzalez, remembers as very sweet, someone who would give you the shirt off his back. He had type 1 diabetes, and his mother says that while he was held at the Oklahoma County jail in December 2022 he called her from the medical floor to say his blood sugar was low and asked for money on his account to buy snacks. Jail staff said they found him unresponsive during a welfare check, and fire responders pronounced him dead at 9:58 p.m. Records cited by The Frontier list complications of diabetes as the cause of death. His mother's lawsuit against Oklahoma County and TK Health alleges he was not given adequate medical care, including a hospital trip, and the county and TK Health deny the allegations and have asked the court to dismiss the case.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The state medical examiner's office lists complications of diabetes as the cause of death, while his mother, Sue Gonzalez, says in her lawsuit that he was denied adequate medical care and that his requests for help, including a hospital trip, were not met.

Reported by: state medical examiner's office (medical examiner or coroner); Oklahoma County jail officials (the agency that held him); Sue Gonzalez, his mother, and her lawsuit (family or their lawyers).

Lawsuit: His mother, Sue Gonzalez, has a pending lawsuit against Oklahoma County and TK Health alleging he was not given adequate medical care, and the county and TK Health deny the allegations and have asked the court to dismiss the case.

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