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Vincentito Otero

50 years old · died February 16, 2021 · Hillsborough County Jail, Falkenburg Road, Hillsborough County, Florida

Vincentito Otero, 50, died at the Falkenburg Road Jail in Hillsborough County, Florida, on February 16, 2021. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, he was found unresponsive on the floor of his single-person cell during a routine check around 2:45 a.m. Jail medical staff and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue were unable to revive him. The Sheriff's Office is investigating, and the cause and manner of death are pending the Medical Examiner's findings.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Hillsborough 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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