Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

David Simpkins

37 years old · died October 9, 2016 · Northern Regional Jail, Marshall County, West Virginia

David Simpkins, 37, died on October 9, 2016, while held at Northern Regional Jail in Marshall County, West Virginia. A news report describes his death as a killing, but the record gives no further account of how it happened or who was involved. The facility and officials have not been quoted about his death in the material available.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A news report says Simpkins was killed at Northern Regional Jail, but the accounts provided do not say who killed him or how.

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