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Tyler Rodkey

35 years old · died July 18, 2022 · Elmira Correctional Facility, Chemung County, New York

Tyler Rodkey died on July 18, 2022 at Elmira Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Tyler Rodkey 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 an overdose.

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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