Detectives Investigating Inmate Death at Adult Detention Center

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Fairfax, VA – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are conducting a death investigation of 53-year-old inmate Latasha Dove.

Yesterday afternoon, Dove was found unresponsive in her single cell at the Adult Detention Center (ADC). Deputies immediately began performing life-saving measures. Fire and Rescue personnel responded and transported Dove to the hospital, where she was pronounced deceased. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy. Preliminarily, foul play is not suspected.

Dove had been in the custody of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office and incarcerated at the ADC since Jul. 26. She was arrested for simple assault and destruction of property and was being held on bond. Our detectives are coordinating with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office to gather the facts and circumstances surrounding this death.

By policy, the FCPD investigates all Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office in-custody deaths. To read the Sheriff’s Office news release, here.

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