Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Ebony K. Auddi

49 years old · died February 13, 2020 · Sussex II State Prison, Sussex County, Virginia

Ebony K. Auddi, 49, was held at Sussex II State Prison in Sussex County, Virginia. The Virginia Department of Corrections said Auddi was assaulted in a cell at the prison on January 30, 2020, and was hospitalized at VCU Medical Center until dying there on February 13, 2020. The department said an attack by another person held at the prison is suspected and that the incident is under investigation. The manner of death remains pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Virginia Department of Corrections says an inmate-on-inmate in-cell attack is suspected and the death is under investigation.

Reported by: Virginia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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