Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Adrian Eagle Elk

29 years old · died July 28, 2018 · Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, Nebraska

Adrian Eagle Elk, 29, died on July 28, 2018, at Johnson County Hospital after being held at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in Nebraska. The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said he was found unresponsive in his cell, and it said the death appears to be a suicide. The Nebraska State Patrol and a grand jury are reviewing the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Nebraska Department of Correctional Services officials say the death appears to be a suicide, and the Nebraska State Patrol and a grand jury are involved, as is standard for in-custody deaths.

Reported by: Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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