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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. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive in his cell during a security round that Monday night. He was being held in pretrial custody without bond. The Atlanta Police Department will investigate the death, and the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office will perform an autopsy, so the cause and manner of death are still pending.

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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