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23 years old · died August 2021 · Washington County Jail, Washington County, Wisconsin

A 23-year-old held at the Washington County jail in West Bend, Wisconsin, was attacked by another person held there on August 17, 2021. They died over the following weekend. Washington County sheriff's officials described the attack as unprovoked and said they were kicked in the head 28 times.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Washington County sheriff's officials say another inmate kicked him in the head 28 times in an unprovoked attack.

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

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