Gershun Freeman
Gershun Freeman died on October 5, 2022, while held at the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar. Attorneys for the Freeman family say Gershun was beaten by jail officers during an altercation. A federal complaint filed by another person held at the jail describes similar alleged beatings by officers days earlier. Three corrections deputies have been indicted in connection with the death, and the family's civil lawsuit is pending. According to the Daily Memphian, the trial for two of those deputies has been delayed by seven months.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). Attorneys for the Freeman family and federal pro se complaint filings say jail officers beat him, and a grand jury indictment of three corrections deputies in his death is reported, while the official account of the death is contested by the family's civil lawsuit.
Reported by: attorneys for the Freeman family (family or their lawyers); federal pro se complaint filings; indictments of corrections deputies.
Lawsuit: Attorneys for the Freeman family pursued a civil lawsuit over his death at the Shelby County Jail, and no settlement or award amount is reported.