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Matthew Zagorski

37 years old · died January 20, 2024 · Washington County Correctional Facility, Washington County, New York

Matthew Zagorski died on January 20, 2024 at Washington County Jail, in the custody of the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Matthew Zagorski was 37 years old. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation, which reviews deaths in which an officer may have played a part, was notified of the death and lists it as a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation recorded the manner of death as suicide.

Reported by: New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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