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Demarius Montreal Wheeler

28 years old · died August 18, 2022 · Alamance County Detention Center, Alamance County, North Carolina

Demarius Montreal Wheeler, 28, of Burlington, died on August 18, 2022, at the Alamance County Detention Center in North Carolina. The Alamance County Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive and not breathing in his two-person cell. The State Bureau of Investigation is handling the investigation, and the medical examiner will determine the cause of death, which had not been announced in these reports.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Alamance County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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