Deaths in Custody
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Yannick Anderson

34 years old · died July 22, 2019 · Taylor Correctional Institution, Taylor County, Florida

Yannick Anderson, 34, died on July 22, 2019, while held at Taylor Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison in Taylor County. According to the Florida Department of Corrections, he died after an assault by another person held at the facility, and the department recorded the manner of death as homicide. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the death as an active homicide, with help from the department's Office of Inspector General.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Florida Department of Corrections says he died after an apparent assault by another person held at the prison, and the death is being investigated as a homicide.

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Florida Department of Law Enforcement (outside investigators).

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