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Robert Cox

35 years old · died July 16, 2026 · Niagara County Jail, Niagara County, New York

Robert Cox died on July 16, 2026 at Niagara County Jail, in the custody of the Niagara County Sheriff's Office. Robert Cox was 35 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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