Jacob Evans
Jacob Evans, a man from Salem, Connecticut, was found agitated and wearing only boxer shorts in a restaurant parking lot in Norwich on September 15, 2024. Officers handcuffed him while they waited for an ambulance, and he became unresponsive during transport to Backus Hospital, where he died 17 days later. An autopsy attributed his death to substance use. The Office of the Inspector General found that the officers did not use excessive force and concluded the death was accidental, while describing whether he was in custody as a close question.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Office of the Inspector General found the death accidental and linked it to substance use, while the autopsy attributed it to substance use and the officers did not use excessive force.
Reported by: Office of the Inspector General (outside investigators); autopsy.