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Leo Cruz-Silva
1 — suicide (found with a sheet tied around neck)Killed
Date
2025-10-04
State
Missouri
Location
Ste. Genevieve County Detention Center, Ste. Genevieve, MO
Agencies
ICE
Operation
Death in immigration detention / custody
Status
Missouri State Highway Patrol investigating; 2nd Missouri ICE suicide in months.
Verification
source confidence: high
Key sources

Leo Cruz-Silva (34, Mexico) died on 2025-10-04 while in the custody of ICE, in Ste. Genevieve County Detention Center, Ste. Genevieve, MO. Arrested Sept 30 for public intoxication, transferred to ICE; had an acute mental-health crisis and was prescribed antipsychotics days before death.

What is known

  • Person: Leo Cruz-Silva, age 34; Mexico.
  • Date: 2025-10-04.
  • Location: Ste. Genevieve County Detention Center, Ste. Genevieve, MO.
  • Agency: ICE.
  • Reported cause: suicide (found with a sheet tied around neck).
  • Circumstance: Arrested Sept 30 for public intoxication, transferred to ICE; had an acute mental-health crisis and was prescribed antipsychotics days before death.
  • Official account: ICE reported an apparent/likely suicide.
  • Status: Missouri State Highway Patrol investigating; 2nd Missouri ICE suicide in months.

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