Died in jail or a lockup
Dominique Jermaine Brown
Dominique Jermaine Brown, 22, died on May 24, 2024, while held at the Central Detention Facility in Washington, D.C. The D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner gave the cause of death as combined toxic effects of fentanyl and xylazine and ruled the manner an accident. A Washington City Paper report said he was pronounced dead at 10:46 a.m. that day. The D.C. Department of Corrections and the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner attributed the death to combined toxic effects of fentanyl and xylazine.
Reported by: D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner).