Died in jail or a lockup
Paul Razo
Paul Razo, 46, was a former Los Angeles police officer who received an LAPD Medal of Valor in 2018 for pulling a man from a burning car in Glendora while off duty. He died while held at the Inmate Reception Center in downtown Los Angeles. A Los Angeles Sheriff's Department spokeswoman said he died of medical complications and referred questions to homicide investigators, who did not immediately respond. The circumstances of his death remained unclear in the reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.