Vincent Burke
Vincent Burke, 42, died on January 8, 2025, after being found in need of medical attention during a site check at the Oklahoma County Detention Center, where he had been booked the day before. Jail staff called medical personnel and he was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died. The jail said staff acted on the morning check and that the circumstances are under investigation. The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office has not yet released a cause or manner of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The jail said he was found needing medical attention during a site check and died at a hospital after a medical episode; the State Medical Examiner's Office has not yet determined the cause and manner of death.
Reported by: Oklahoma County Detention Center (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
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- Jail officials respond to spike in inmate deaths at Oklahoma County Detention Center
- Oklahoma Detention Center inmate deaths since January 2024