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Niqa Deshan Gant

United States · Aged 34 · Died 02/21/2007
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Gant had not yet completed the booking process for assault and drug possession when she started to behave oddly at around 2:20 a.m. She was sent first to the Medical Section of Central Booking Facility, then Breckenridge Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 3:44 a.m. It was the first TCSO death in custody in 2007.

Alleged responsible partyTravis County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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