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Thomas Braunson

35 years old · died April 19, 2021 · Rikers Island, Bronx County, New York

Thomas Braunson died on April 19, 2021 at Rikers Island, in the custody of the New York City Department of Correction. Thomas Braunson 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 medical death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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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