Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

David Gunther

died July 12, 2024 · Bertie Correctional Institution, North Carolina

David Gunther, a man from Randolph County, died while held at Bertie Correctional Institution, a state prison in eastern North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction said investigators believe he took his own life. Staff found him unresponsive in his cell. The department's account is the only claim in the report so far.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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