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Paul Watkins

38 years old · died December 16, 2021 · Onondaga County Justice Center, Onondaga County, New York

Paul Watkins died on December 16, 2021 at Onondaga County Justice Center, in the custody of the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office. Paul Watkins was 38 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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