Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Alizon Lopez
Gender : Female
Age : 28
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/21/2022
Location : Mesa County Jail, 215 Rice Street
City : Grand Junction
County : Mesa
State : Colorado
Agency : Mesa County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Overdose
Event : Found dead in jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On May 21, 2022, 28-year-old Alizon Lopez was found unresponsive in her cell at the Mesa County Jail in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was pronounced dead in her cell. Lopez had been incarcerated since January 2022 on drug-related charges. Her death was ruled accidental and caused by fentanyl overdose. Investigations revealed that the fentanyl that led to her overdose was smuggled into the jail, highlighting the challenges of illicit drugs entering correctional facilities.
