How to Use medical examiner in a Sentence

medical examiner

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  • The medical examiner found the cause of death to be blunt force trauma to the head and hypothermia.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 22 July 2024
  • The cause of death is currently pending, awaiting updates from the medical examiner.
    — Asia Moore, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
  • The medical examiner will officially confirm the identity and a cause of death, deputies said.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
  • The medical examiner has not yet released a determination for his death.
    — Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2024
  • On Wednesday, the city medical examiner was still investigating Cruz’s death, a spokesman said.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
  • The medical examiner’s office and JPS declined to comment for this story.
    — Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene and the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, police said at the time.
    — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
  • There were signs the man drowned, according to a medical examiner who spoke with the outlet.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
  • The cause of death will be determined by the New York City medical examiner’s office.
    — Caroline Brew, Variety, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The woman’s death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner, from blunt force trauma to the head, officials said.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • His death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner.
    — Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Her death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner.
    — Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
  • The boy, identified as Willie Moore by the medical examiner's office Tuesday, died at the scene.
    — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2023
  • Ducky, who served as the eccentric medical examiner, was a fixture on the series for two decades.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The chief medical examiner determined the cause of her death was a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death is considered a homicide, said police.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Burn's body was transferred to the state medical examiner.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The medical examiner said Montes was right-handed, police wrote in the affidavit, and that no gunshot residue was present on his hands.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Records from the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office cite McGowan’s cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head.
    — Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • He was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head, and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
    — Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The state medical examiner conducted an autopsy last week and found her manner and cause of death to be a homicide with a gunshot wound to the head.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The medical examiner determined Neely was killed by a chokehold and his death was ruled a homicide.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The amount of ketamine found in his blood was about the same as what would be used during general anesthesia the medical examiner said.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
  • The dead ranged in age from 60 to 80 years old, and many had other health conditions, according to the county medical examiner.
    — Anita Snow, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
  • The person was transported to the medical examiner’s office to determine the cause of death.
    — Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The medical examiner’s office will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death of the child.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 July 2023
  • The office of the chief medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
    — Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The medical examiner ruled Paul Kessler's death a homicide.
    — Jolie Lash, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The state medical examiner’s office has not yet determined a cause of death.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The medical examiner said later the 22-year-old had died with cocaine and ecstasy in his system.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Per People, the medical examiner noted that Perry had been sober for 19 months prior to his death.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2023

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