Deaths in Custody
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Sam Zu Yung

32 years old · died March 31, 2025 · Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, Fairfax County, Virginia

Sam Zu Yung, 32, of Ranson, West Virginia, died on March 31, 2025, while held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center in Virginia. Sources say he was found unresponsive in his single cell that day, and he was pronounced dead at 6:41 p.m. Police say a preliminary investigation did not suspect foul play, and the Fairfax County Police Department is reviewing the death under its policy for in-custody deaths.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Fairfax County Police Department and Fairfax 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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