Pedro Sanchez
Pedro Sanchez, 38, was held at the Monroe County Jail in Rochester, New York, when he was involved in a fight with two other people held there on a Sunday morning in early February 2015. He was taken to Rochester General Hospital, treated, and returned to the jail, then transferred to Strong Memorial Hospital, where he died. The county medical examiner ruled his death due to blunt force trauma, and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office described it as a homicide. His sister Luz Sanchez described him as friendly, caring and loving, and said the family learned of charges against two other people from the media and was not told what happened.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Two fellow inmates were charged with manslaughter; the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the county medical examiner attribute the death to blunt force trauma from the fight.
Reported by: Monroe County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); county medical examiner; Rochester Police Department (outside investigators); court documents.