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Vinson Dowell

54 years old · died February 12, 2024 · Haralson County Detention Facility, Haralson County, Georgia

Vinson Dowell, a 54-year-old man from Atlanta, was held at the Haralson County Detention Center in Georgia when he began having trouble breathing on February 11, 2024. He was taken by emergency medical services to a medical facility, where he died on February 12. The Haralson County Sheriff's Office has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to examine the incident, and the cause and manner of his death have not been publicly determined in the reporting.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Haralson 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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