Deaths in Custody
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Melvin Shaw

37 years old · died March 30, 2025 · Erie County Prison, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Melvin Shaw, 37, died on March 30, 2025, at Erie County Prison in Erie County. The death was reported to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, which lists the manner of death as pending investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Erie County Prison lists the manner of death as pending.

Reported by: Erie County Prison (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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