Name not reported
A person held at the Martinez Detention Facility, the Contra Costa County jail, died on June 23, 2016. Contra Costa County sheriff's officials said the person was found slumped over inside a shower on a Thursday morning and pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said a bed sheet was tied to the shower frame and described the death as an apparent suicide. The person's name had not been released, and the district attorney and sheriff's office were investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Contra Costa County sheriff's officials described the death as an apparent suicide, with a bed sheet tied to the shower frame.
Reported by: Contra Costa County sheriff's officials (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.