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Michael Kennith Jorgenson

24 years old · died October 26, 2025 · Shasta County Jail, Shasta County, California

Michael Kennith Jorgenson, 24, died in the early hours of Sunday, October 26, 2025, while held at the Shasta County Jail in Redding, California. According to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office, another person held there alerted staff, and he was found without a pulse in his cell. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:05 a.m. The sheriff's office said there were no signs of foul play, and the cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Shasta 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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