Name not reported
A 48-year-old man held at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles County was found face-down on a bunk with a shirt around his head on February 24, 2017, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was kept on life support at a hospital until he died late on March 9, 2017. A document obtained by the Times, written by Deputy G. Matthews, lists the death as suicide by hanging and strangulation. The Sheriff's Department declined to give specifics, citing ongoing investigations. His name has not been reported in these accounts.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A document obtained by the Los Angeles Times, written by Deputy G. Matthews, lists the death as suicide by hanging and strangulation.
Reported by: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (Deputy G. Matthews, document obtained by the Los Angeles Times) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.