Waylon Young Bird
Waylon Young Bird, 52, was held at the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri, when he died on November 4, 2020. The Federal Bureau of Prisons attributed his death to COVID-19 during an outbreak at the facility. He had tested positive for the novel coronavirus two days after another man held there, Samuel Prieto, and had underlying conditions. Hospital staff pronounced him dead, and the bureau reported the death publicly.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Federal Bureau of Prisons attributed the death to COVID-19 during an outbreak at the Springfield medical center.
Reported by: Federal Bureau of Prisons (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.