Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Oscar R. Vela

died October 1, 1999 · Edinburg Police Department Jail, Texas

Oscar R. Vela died on October 1, 1999 while held at Edinburg Police Department jail, a Texas municipal jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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