Name not reported
A 35-year-old man died on July 9, 2018, at the Anna M. Kross Center on Rikers Island, where he was being held. The NYPD said another person held at the facility choked him while he sat in a chair, and that correction officers pulled that person off him. He seemed to regain consciousness after being given an inhaler but collapsed shortly after. City Hall said it was unclear what prompted the attack and that an investigation is underway.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. An NYPD spokesperson said another person held at the Anna M. Kross Center choked him while he sat in a chair, and City Hall said an investigation is underway.
Reported by: NYPD spokesperson (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.