Man Found Dead Outside Business in Apparent Suicide, Family Didn't Find Out Until Year Later

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Jayvon Givan was found dead outside a vacant business in Albuquerque, N.M., in an apparent suicide on Sept. 17, 2024

The 29-year-old man’s family said they didn't find out about his death until more than a year later

Now, Albuquerque police have launched an independent review into the investigation of the man's death

A man was found dead in an apparent suicide in New Mexico last year, and his family said they didn't find out about his death until this month.

Jayvon Givan, 29, was found hanging in front of a vacant business in Albuquerque on Sept. 17, 2024, according to an incident report from the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) obtained by KOAT 7 , The Kansas City Star and KOB 4 . He had a bracelet on his wrist from a nearby hospital that revealed he had been