Kelvin Lashawn Baker
Kelvin Lashawn Baker, a man from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was detained on a sidewalk in Hagerstown during a search warrant operation and placed in the back of a marked police cruiser. Hagerstown Police said officers checked on him from outside the vehicle, and about 28 minutes later an officer found him slumped over and unresponsive. A later account says that in the back seat he vomited and had difficulty breathing before becoming unresponsive, and that officers gave medical aid before he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on October 26, 2024. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death an accident from mixed drug intoxication, as reported by the Maryland Attorney General's Office, which declined to bring charges against the officers, while the Independent Investigations Division's review was still open in an earlier report.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death an accident from mixed drug intoxication, and the Maryland Attorney General's Office says its Independent Investigations Division is still investigating.
Reported by: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Maryland Attorney General's Office, Independent Investigations Division (outside investigators).