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Lamorris W. Rivers

33 years old · died June 9, 2021 · Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina

Lamorris W. Rivers, 33, died on June 9, 2021, at Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina, less than a week after he was admitted there. The Department of Public Safety said the death appears to be a suicide and is under investigation along with an outside review. Staff found him in his cell that afternoon and began lifesaving measures until EMS arrived, and he was pronounced dead shortly after 5 p.m.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Department of Public Safety says the death appears to be a suicide, and it is investigating with an outside review.

Reported by: Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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