Ian Jabar Longshore
Ian Jabar Longshore, 36, was held at the Gwinnett County Detention Center in Georgia while awaiting trial, and he died in September 2021. The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office said he was found unconscious in the jail, and medical staff later attributed his death to an overdose of fentanyl and xylazine. His mother, Kimberly Longshore, has said she is seeking justice and answers for her son, and the family has retained lawyers and is pursuing legal action against the sheriff's office. Accounts of how the drugs reached him, and whether the jail's supervision and response failed, are part of the family's dispute and remain unresolved in the reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Medical officials ruled he died of an overdose of fentanyl and xylazine, and the sheriff's office gave the same account of the death.
Reported by: Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Medical staff (medical examiner or coroner).