Deaths in Custody
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William Anderson

42 years old · died July 10, 2017 · Downtown Detention Center, Denver County, Colorado

William Anderson, 42, died on July 10, 2017, while held at the Downtown Detention Center in Denver. The Denver Police Department said it was investigating his death as a homicide, and earlier reports said he was killed in a fight with another person held at the facility. The Medical Examiner had not yet determined the cause and manner of death, and the name of the other person involved had not been released.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Denver Police Department said it was investigating his death as a homicide after he was killed in a fight with another inmate.

Reported by: Denver Police Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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