Deaths in Custody
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Michael Brandon Rivers

43 years old · died September 9, 2024 · Atlanta City Detention Center, Fulton County, Georgia

Michael Brandon Rivers, 43, died on September 9, 2024, while held at the Atlanta City Detention Center in Atlanta, Georgia. According to the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, a detention officer found him unresponsive during a security round. The Sheriff's Office is investigating, and the Atlanta Police Department and the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office are conducting a death investigation and autopsy. The cause and manner of his death have not yet been determined.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Fulton 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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