Died in prison
Gerard Altman
Gerard Edward Altman, 42, died on December 11, 2017, while held at Lumberton Correctional Institution in Lumberton, North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, he was found unresponsive in his dormitory early that morning and died at a local hospital later that afternoon. The department describes his death as an apparent suicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The NC Department of Public Safety describes his death as an apparent suicide.
Reported by: NC Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.