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Miguel Angel Montoya

30 years old · died January 25, 2025 · El Paso County Detention Facility, El Paso County, Texas

Miguel Angel Montoya, 30, was held at the Downtown El Paso County Jail in Texas when he died on January 25, 2025. A March 2025 KFOX14/CBS4 report said he was found bleeding from his arms in his cell and was taken to a hospital, where he later died. An August 2025 report said his death was ruled a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. One account says his death was ruled a suicide, and KFOX14/CBS4 reported he was found bleeding from his arms in his cell and taken to a hospital, where he later died.

Reported by: unnamed account cited in a death summary; KFOX14/CBS4 report (reporters).

News reports (3)