Patrick Crooks
Patrick Crooks, 24, died on March 15, 2018, at Yuma Regional Medical Center after being found in his cell at the state prison in Yuma. Arizona Department of Corrections officials said he harmed himself with a bed sheet tied to a shower stall. Staff gave him aid until paramedics took him to the hospital, according to the officials' account. The death is being investigated with the county medical examiner's office.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Arizona Department of Corrections officials say Patrick Crooks harmed himself with a bed sheet tied to a shower stall, and staff gave aid until paramedics took him to a hospital.
Reported by: Arizona Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.