Deaths in Custody
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Carlos Roberts

45 years old · died May 31, 2025 · Wake County Detention Center, Wake County, North Carolina

Carlos Roberts, 45, died on May 31, 2025, while held at the Wake County Detention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Wake County Sheriff's Office said emergency officials tried life-saving measures before he died. The State Bureau of Investigation was asked to investigate the death. The sources do not yet state a cause or manner of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Wake County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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