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Jaimarien Rayshaun Sellers

19 years old · died June 4, 2023 · Chatham County Detention Center, Chatham County, North Carolina

Jaimarien Rayshaun Sellers, 19, died at the Chatham County Detention Center in Chatham County, North Carolina, on June 4, 2023. He was found unresponsive in his cell shortly after midnight. The Chatham County Sheriff's Office said the cause of death was not immediately apparent and asked the Medical Examiner for an autopsy. The Sheriff's Office also asked the State Bureau of Investigation to review the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Chatham County Sheriff's Office said the cause was not immediately apparent and asked the Medical Examiner and the State Bureau of Investigation to review the death.

Reported by: Chatham County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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