John Shy
Johnny Shy died in 2019 while held in the custody of St. Louis County, Missouri, according to a local report that named him among those who died in county custody that year, though it gave no details of how or where he died. A later report said John Shy died on February 23, 2019, at the St. Louis County Justice Center in Clayton. His family's lawsuit says he bled to death from an intestinal hemorrhage after staff muted his call button and nurses found him lying in blood before anyone entered his cell. County internal affairs reports say he was taken to the hospital twice for stomach pain over a few hours and returned to the jail each time, that he screamed for help from his cell hours before he died, and that investigators found staff were slow to respond and a help call button had been muted.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). A family lawsuit says Johnny Shy bled to death from an intestinal hemorrhage after staff muted his call button and nurses saw him lying in blood before anyone entered his cell, and county internal affairs reports found staff were slow to respond to his cries for help.
Reported by: family lawsuit; county internal affairs reports.
Lawsuit: His family sued over his death at the St. Louis County Justice Center, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.