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Simon Aceves Vigil

45 years old · died May 11, 2022 · West Valley Detention Center, San Bernardino County, California

Simon Aceves Vigil, 45, of Chino, was being held at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga when deputies found him not breathing late on May 11, 2022. He was taken to a hospital, where he went into cardiac arrest, and he was pronounced dead shortly before midnight. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said the death is under investigation and that an autopsy would be performed, and the manner of death had not been determined when the report was published.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said the death is under investigation and an autopsy will be performed, with the cause described only as a health emergency.

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

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