Aiden Hall
Aiden Hall, 22, of Cheyenne, died on January 18, 2026, after he shot himself in the back of a Cheyenne police car. The Cheyenne Police Department said he was handcuffed and had been searched, and that officers missed a firearm. His family says officers did not check on him for about three minutes after the shot and that the death was avoidable, and his mother, Dani Hall, has sought to become wrongful-death representative. The department says its internal review found policy was violated and that personnel matters were addressed, without public detail.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). Police say Aiden Hall shot himself in a patrol car after officers missed a firearm during a search, and the autopsy ruled it a suicide; his family says officers did not check on him for about three minutes after the shot and that the death was avoidable.
Reported by: Cheyenne Police Department (the agency that held him); autopsy; his family.