Name not reported
An elderly man died on September 25, 2016, at the Territorial Correctional Facility in American Samoa, where he was held. According to the summary provided, he had long-running medical complications, had been hospitalized several times, and had recently been discharged from LBJ Medical Center. Police Commissioner Save Liuato Tuitele said the cause was medical complications and that foul play was not suspected, while reports from the facility said he collapsed in the prison courtyard and was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. His family in Samoa had asked for his release so they could care for him at home, and a request had been made to the Attorney General's Office to seek a court order for that release.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Police Commissioner Save Liuato Tuitele cited medical complications and said foul play is not suspected.
Reported by: Police Commissioner Save Liuato Tuitele (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.