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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died November 4, 2015 · Twin Towers Correctional Facility, Los Angeles County, California

A man held at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles died on November 4, 2015. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said he was assaulted by another person held at the jail and was pronounced dead at the scene. Sheriff's officials opened a Homicide Bureau investigation. His name was not released in the initial report.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said another inmate assaulted him, and the department's Homicide Bureau opened an investigation.

Reported by: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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