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Department of Correction: Kevin Bryan dies while in custody at Rikers Island

NEW YORK -- Another person has died while in custody at Rikers Island.

The Department of Correction says 35-year-old Kevin Bryan passed away at 7:44 a.m. Wednesday.

The cause of death is under investigation.

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The DOC says Bryan was booked at the jail complex on Sept. 8 on a second-degree burglary charge.

He is the 14th person to die in custody at Rikers Island this year.

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