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Joel Ramshur

47 years old · died July 13, 2024 · Rankin County Jail, Rankin County, Mississippi

Joel Ramshur, 47, was found dead at the Rankin County Jail in Mississippi on July 13, 2024. The Rankin County sheriff said he believes Ramshur died by suicide. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death, and the county coroner sent the body to the medical examiner's office.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Rankin County sheriff said he believes Joel Ramshur died by suicide, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death.

Reported by: Rankin 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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