Doyle Helms
Doyle Helms, a Vietnam War veteran and native of Monroe, died at 73 on Dec. 31, 2020. His daughter, Amanda Wooten, said his wife, daughter and granddaughter visited him in the hospital. He was transferred to Alexander Correctional Institution from Central Prison in November and caught COVID-19 soon after, was hospitalized on Dec. 7 and placed on a ventilator, which was removed on Dec. 30 with his wife's permission. The state Department of Public Safety attributed his death to COVID-19 and said he had underlying health problems, while his daughter said she believes he would have been safer had he stayed at Central Prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety attributes his death to COVID-19 and underlying health problems.
Reported by: North Carolina Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.