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Nicolas Laffin

28 years old · died April 11, 2024 · Cattaraugus County Jail, Cattaraugus County, New York

Nicolas Laffin died on April 11, 2024 at Cattaraugus County Jail, in the custody of the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office. Nicolas Laffin was 28 years old. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation, which reviews deaths in which an officer may have played a part, was notified of the death and lists it as a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation recorded the manner of death as suicide.

Reported by: New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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