Mark Charles Glaze
Mark Charles Glaze, 51, of Washington, D.C., was a leading national advocate for gun violence prevention, and people called him the face of the gun control movement after the Sandy Hook shooting. He was held at Lackawanna County Prison in Pennsylvania, where a corrections officer found him unresponsive in his cell in late October 2021. Staff took him to Geisinger Community Medical Center, where he died on October 31. His obituary in The Washington Post said he died by suicide and described a long struggle with alcohol, depression and anxiety, and his family said they hoped speaking openly about his death might bring something positive. Prison officials said they had no sign he posed a danger to himself, and the county is awaiting coroner and police reports.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. His Washington Post obituary says he died by suicide, and the county said it was awaiting coroner and police reports.
Reported by: The Washington Post obituary (reporters).