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Matthew Britton

34 years old · died October 27, 2022 · Maguire Correctional Facility, San Mateo County, California

Matthew Britton, a 34-year-old man, died on October 27, 2022, while held at the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City, San Mateo County, California. According to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, he was found unresponsive during a security check, and county medical staff pronounced him dead at the scene. The Sheriff's Office Investigations Bureau is investigating, and its preliminary finding is that he likely died of natural causes.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office says a preliminary investigation indicates he likely died of natural causes.

Reported by: San Mateo 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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