Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit over a man who died at the Washoe County Sheriff's Detention Facility in Nevada. The lawsuit says he died during a struggle with deputies. The suit came shortly after the Reno Gazette-Journal published an investigation into a rise in deaths at the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. The family's wrongful death lawsuit says he died during a struggle with deputies at the Washoe County jail.
Reported by: the family's wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: A family filed a wrongful death lawsuit over a man who died at the Washoe County Sheriff's Detention Facility, with no amount reported.