Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Karla Griffin

33 years old · Mecklenburg County Jail North, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Karla Griffin, 33, died while held at Jail North on Spector Drive in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, where she had been in custody since September 27. The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office said her death was an apparent suicide and said it is investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office says her death was an apparent suicide and is investigating it.

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

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