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Eric Grogan

died November 10, 2019 · Buncombe County Detention Center, Buncombe County, North Carolina

Eric Grogan died on November 10, 2019, from injuries related to a suicide attempt while held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility in North Carolina, where he had been for less than a month. According to a Buncombe County sheriff's statement, he was not on suicide watch at the time of the attempt. The statement is the agency's account; the sources reviewed here do not describe the events in more detail.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Buncombe County sheriff's statement says Grogan attempted suicide and later died from his injuries, and that he was not on suicide watch during the attempt.

Reported by: Buncombe 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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