ST. GENEVIEVE, Mo. - A 34-year-old man from Mexico died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), at the Ste. Genevieve County Detention Center, marking the second in-custody death reported in Missouri this year.

At the time of publishing, this would be the fifteenth in-custody death nationwide, according to data from ICE’s website.

Leo Cruz-Silva was pronounced dead at 3:47 p.m. on Oct. 4 at the Ste. Genevieve County Detention Center after what appeared to be a suicide, according to an ICE statement released this week.

Earlier that afternoon, a jail staff member discovered Cruz-Silva with a sheet tied around his neck, ICE said. Staff attempted CPR until Ste. Genevieve County emergency medical personnel arrived, but they were unable to revive him.

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