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Mohammed Afzal

68 years old · died June 16, 2023 · Milwaukee County Correctional Facility, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Mohammed Afzal, 68, was held at the Milwaukee County Jail, where he had been diagnosed with a terminal illness. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, he had several stays in the jail's infirmary and was taken to a hospital on Wednesday, where he died on Friday night, June 16, 2023. The sheriff's office said his family was able to visit him before he died. The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department is leading the investigation into the death because he was in custody.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office says Afzal had a terminal illness and died after being taken to hospital.

Reported by: Milwaukee 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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