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Marchelle Sharkey

37 years old · died April 29, 2026 · Wayne County Jail, Wayne County, New York

Marchelle Sharkey, 37, of Ontario, New York, died on April 29, 2026. She was in a New York State Police vehicle being taken to the Wayne County Jail when she became unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital. State police said the death is under investigation, and her body was sent to the Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: New York State Police (outside investigators).

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