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Myron Britt

71 years old · died March 14, 2026 · Nash Correctional Institution, North Carolina

Myron Britt, 71, was held at Nash Correctional Institution in North Carolina. He was found unresponsive in his cell in the early morning of March 14, 2026, and was pronounced dead later that afternoon. The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction described the death as an apparent suicide. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, law enforcement and the department are each investigating the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction described the death as an apparent suicide, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is investigating.

Reported by: North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (the agency that held him); Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner).

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