David Shabazz
David Shabazz died on January 18, 2020, while held at the Randall Williams Unit, a state prison in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Correction said he was found hanging in his cell and described the death as an apparent suicide. He was taken to Jefferson Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His body was sent to the medical examiner, and the Arkansas State Police are investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Arkansas Department of Correction says he was found hanging in his cell, and the apparent suicide is under review by the medical examiner and Arkansas State Police.
Reported by: Arkansas Department of Correction (the agency that held him); Arkansas State Police (outside investigators).