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died July 16, 2026 · Niagara County Jail, Niagara County, New York

A person died at the Niagara County Correctional Facility on Thursday, July 16, 2026, and has not been named in the account available. The Niagara County Sheriff's Office said it appears the person died by suicide. Emergency medical crews responded, and the person was pronounced dead at the scene. The New York State Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation and the State Commission of Correction are investigating the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Niagara County Sheriff's Office says it appears the person died by suicide, and the death is under investigation by the New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation and the State Commission of Correction.

Reported by: Niagara County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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