Eugene Hewitt
Eugene Hewitt, 68, died on December 24, 2020, while held at Alexander Correctional Institution in Alexander County, North Carolina. The state Department of Public Safety said he had underlying health conditions and had tested positive for COVID-19, and that he had been hospitalized and placed in medical isolation for treatment. Officials said he was found unresponsive on the morning of his death and was pronounced dead around 7 a.m. His death came during a large COVID-19 outbreak at the prison, and the state has not publicly identified him beyond what is listed in these records.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
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.