Robert Román Prieto
Robert Román Prieto, 30, was a father whose family says he worked at their new restaurant and wanted to do better. He was living at a halfway house run by ComCor Inc. in Colorado Springs, Colorado, when he died on December 25, 2021, in a facility bathroom. Coroner reports obtained by ProPublica list his death as an apparent overdose. His family says his fiancée asked staff to check on him and that they did not, a claim the operator denies, and the family is still seeking answers.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The coroner's reports, obtained by ProPublica, attribute the death to an overdose, while his family says staff failed to check on him after his fiancée asked them to, a claim the operator denies.
Reported by: coroner reports obtained by ProPublica (medical examiner or coroner); his family; ComCor Inc. (the agency that held him).