Died in custody
Name not reported
A man died from injuries he suffered in his cell in Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, which described the death as a homicide. Police said he had been in a fight with his cellmate, and that correctional officers found him motionless and gave him medical aid before he died. The fight is described only in the police account.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police say a fight with his cellmate caused the injuries that killed him.
Reported by: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.