Randy Eugene Broome
Randy Eugene Broome, 45, died on May 12, 2022, while held at the Greenville County Detention Center in South Carolina. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the jail after he was found in his housing unit. The Greenville County Coroner's Office said lab results showed he died from the combined effects of fentanyl and xylazine and ruled the death accidental. The jail administrator asked the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to investigate. A lawsuit filed by Ronald Zack says Broome took fentanyl with his cellmate inside the jail before he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Greenville County Coroner's Office said lab results showed he died from the combined effects of fentanyl and xylazine and ruled the manner accidental; a lawsuit filed by Ronald Zack says he consumed fentanyl with his cellmate, Allan Zack.
Reported by: Greenville County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); lawsuit filed by Ronald Zack (family or their lawyers); Incarceration Transparency.
Lawsuit: A news report cites a lawsuit filed by Ronald Zack over Broome's death, but no settlement or award amount is reported.
Sources (5)
- Incarceration Transparency, South Carolina Deaths Behind Bars (Prof. Madalyn Wasilczuk and Incarceration Transparency)
- 2 inmates found dead in same unit at jail in South Carolina
- Coroner releases cause of death for 2 inmates in Greenville Co.
- Fentanyl overdose caused 2 Greenville County jail deaths: Coroner
- Father sues Greenville County jail in son's fentanyl overdose death