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Vincent Leyva

42 years old · died March 16, 2023 · El Paso County Detention Facility, El Paso County, Texas

Vincent Leyva, 42, died on March 16, 2023, while held at the El Paso County Jail in Texas. A sheriff's office report cites an esophageal rupture and drug toxicity as contributing factors, and the office said his death is under investigation and that no foul play is suspected. The Texas Office of the Attorney General's custodial death report also lists his death at the facility on that date.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office report cites an esophageal rupture and drug toxicity as contributing factors, and the sheriff's office says no foul play is suspected.

Reported by: El Paso County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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