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 inmate Alizon Lopez was found unresponsive in her cell during routine security checks at the Mesa County Detention Facility. The Mesa County Coroner's Office later determined the cause of death to be fentanyl intoxication, ruling it accidental. Investigations revealed that the fentanyl pills were smuggled into the jail by another inmate, leading to the sentencing of five individuals involved in the distribution chain.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/five-sentenced-fentanyl-mesa-county-inmate-overdose
https://crimewatch.net/us/co/mesa/sheriff/134177/cases/inmate-found-unresponsive
https://www.kkco11news.com/2024/12/14/sentencing-final-two-charged-connection-with-mesa-county-jail-death
