Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

William Duane Lazzaro

30 years old · died June 21, 2013 · Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater, Minnesota

William Duane Lazzaro, 30, died on June 21, 2013, while held at Stillwater Prison in Minnesota. Prison staff reported that he was having medical issues, and CPR had been started before Bayport police and fire personnel arrived. He was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, where he was pronounced dead. Police and corrections officials have not released details, citing an investigation, and the cause and manner of death are pending a ruling from the Ramsey County medical examiner.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Stillwater Prison staff (the agency that held him); Bayport police (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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