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Michael Lynn Ross

53 years old · died January 6, 2021 · Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis, Maricopa County, Arizona

Michael Lynn Ross, 53, of Huachuca City, died on January 6, 2021, at the Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center, after being taken there that day from the Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis in Buckeye, where he was held. The Arizona Department of Corrections confirmed the death and said it investigates all deaths in its custody with the medical examiner. The Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner has opened a file, and the cause and manner of death are listed as pending until an autopsy report is finalized.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Arizona Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner).

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