Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Raul Ortiz Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 49

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 11/25/2023

Location : Larimer County Jail, 2405 Midpoint Drive

City : Fort Collins

County : Larimer

State : Colorado

Agency : Larimer County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Overdose

Event : Died in jail from mixed drug toxicity

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On November 25, 2023, 49-year-old Raul Ortiz Jr. was found unresponsive in his cell at the Larimer County Jail in Fort Collins, Colorado. He was pronounced dead in his cell. An autopsy determined that the cause of death was a fatal overdose from mixed drug toxicity, involving methamphetamine and fentanyl. The manner of death was ruled as accidental. The exact amount of time Raul Ortiz Jr. had been incarcerated prior to his death was not disclosed, but he had been in jail for a period before the incident. The Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.larimer.gov/spotlights/2023/12/11/update-inmate-jail-death-11252023