Tomas Carlo Camacho
Tomas Carlo Camacho died on March 2, 2021, while held at a clinic on Rikers Island in New York City. A New York City Board of Correction report said he died by asphyxiation after putting his head in a food slot, and classed the death as a suicide. The report found that officers were supposed to check on him every 30 minutes but did not look in on him for two hours. It also found that he had missed many medical appointments before his death, often because the department did not bring him to them.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The New York City Board of Correction report says officers did not check on Tomas Carlo Camacho for two hours, though they were supposed to check every 30 minutes, and that he died by asphyxiation after putting his head in a food slot.
Reported by: New York City Board of Correction (outside investigators).