Ramone O’Neal
Ramone O'Neal, 28, died on May 13, 2022, while held at the D.C. Jail, where officials said he was found unresponsive early that morning. His mother was described in news coverage as outraged, and she last heard from him on Mother's Day. The D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner gave the cause of death as the combined toxic effects of fentanyl, fluorofentanyl and xylazine and ruled the manner an accident. Jail officials said an overdose was their initial observation, but autopsy results were still pending when the news reports were published.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death an accident from the combined toxic effects of fentanyl, fluorofentanyl and xylazine, and jail officials said an overdose was their initial observation while autopsy results were pending.
Reported by: D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); D.C. Jail officials (the agency that held him).