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Willie Dancy

45 years old · died January 25, 2022 · Five Points Correctional Facility, Seneca County, New York

Willie Dancy died on January 25, 2022 at Five Points Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Willie Dancy was 45 years old. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation, which reviews deaths in which an officer may have played a part, was notified of the death and lists it as an overdose.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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