Gary Updike
Gary Updike was the father of six children. His widow, Lauren Updike, says in a federal lawsuit that Mount Carmel borough police officers beat him at the borough police station in September 2020, leaving him in a coma. The lawsuit says his injuries led to his death on June 30, 2024, almost four years later. Former borough officers have been sentenced in a separate federal case over abuse of other arrested people, and the lawsuit remains pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). Gary Updike's widow, Lauren Updike, alleges in a federal lawsuit that former Mount Carmel borough police officers beat him unconscious at the police station in September 2020, leaving him in a coma until his death in June 2024.
Reported by: Lauren Updike, his widow, in a federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His widow, Lauren Updike, sued in federal court over the beating she says he suffered at the Mount Carmel borough police station, and the lawsuit remains pending.