Died in jail or a lockup
Gavin Edward Breazeale
Gavin Edward Breazeale was 37 years old. Around 3:30 a.m. on October 15, 2021, deputies doing a security check at the Shelby County Jail found him in cardiac distress, and he died. The Shelby County sheriff asked the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office to conduct an independent investigation into his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said he was found in cardiac distress during a security check and died despite emergency care, and the sheriff asked the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office to investigate independently.
Reported by: Shelby County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); St. Clair County Sheriff's Office (outside investigators).