"The NYC Department of Correction announced on Saturday night that Jimmy Avila, 44, had died following an apparent medical emergency at the West Facility. Avila, 44, had been booked on murder charges for the shooting death of Ryan Hines, 37, during a triple shooting at an apartment building on College Avenue on the morning of Aug. 27. Hines was fatally shot in the chest while two other men were seriously wounded in the gunfire."
"On Aug. 30, the correction staff at the West Facility rushed to Avila's aid. Efforts by medical staff and EMS to revive him were unsuccessful, and Avila was pronounced dead at 4:29 p.m. Saturday. Our hearts are heavy with the loss of an individual in our care. We mourn his passing and extend our sympathies to his loved ones, said Correction Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie in a statement. We will thoroughly investigate the circumstances of this tragic event."
Jimmy Avila, 44, the prime suspect in a Bronx triple shooting that killed Ryan Hines, 37, was found unresponsive at Rikers Island's West Facility and died after an apparent medical emergency. Avila had been arrested at the scene of the Aug. 27 shooting in which Hines was fatally shot in the chest and two other men were seriously wounded. Medical staff and EMS attempted resuscitation but pronounced Avila dead at 4:29 p.m. on Aug. 30. The Department of Correction notified multiple oversight agencies and vowed a thorough investigation. This death is the city's 11th in-custody fatality this year.
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