Died in jail or a lockup
Dashawn Evans
Dashawn Evans, 23, died on May 27, 2018, while held at the Durham County jail in North Carolina. An autopsy found a toxic combination of fentanyl and heroin in Dashawn's system, and the death was attributed to an overdose. The News & Observer reported the autopsy findings in October 2018. Reporting said the jail's own review found no supervision deficiencies in the death, an account from the agency that held Dashawn.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The autopsy found a toxic combination of fentanyl and heroin, and the News & Observer reported the overdose.
Reported by: autopsy; News & Observer (reporters).