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Steven Lee Davis

60 years old · died May 17, 2026 · Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego, San Diego

Steven Lee Davis, 60, died on May 17, 2026, while held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego. The Federal Bureau of Prisons described the events that day as a perceived altercation inside the facility, and emergency medical services pronounced Davis dead at the scene. The Bureau said no staff members or other people held there were injured, and the FBI and U.S. Marshals Service were notified.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Federal Bureau of Prisons (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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