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Raymond Leon Burns

58 years old · died February 15, 2024 · Shasta County Jail, Shasta County, California

Raymond Leon Burns, 58, died on February 15, 2024, while held at the Shasta County Jail in Redding, California. According to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office, he had been housed in the jail's Medical Housing Unit. Correctional deputies found him unresponsive in his cell during morning checks, and medical staff pronounced him dead. The sheriff's office said there were no indications of foul play, and the death is under investigation, with no cause yet determined.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Shasta County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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