Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A person died on October 25, 2021, in a general population cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after correctional officers responded to an altercation there. The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office and the facility said medical staff and Bernalillo County Fire Department personnel provided medical attention, but the person died in the cell. The manner of death has not been determined, according to the sheriff's office and the facility, which said they are investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office and MDC (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.