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Omar Billups

died July 17, 2017 · Marion Correctional Institution, Florida

Omar Billups died on July 17, 2017, while held at Marion Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which keeps the official record of his death, lists the manner as homicide. The available record gives no cause of death, no details of how it happened, and no account of his life beyond his name.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as homicide, with no cause or further account given.

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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