Reggie Monroe
Reggie Monroe, 28, was a father to a 3-year-old son and had a passion for computers, his father said. He died on July 29, 2023, in a cell at the Wilson County jail in North Carolina, where he was found unresponsive on the floor. An autopsy found he died of a fentanyl overdose. A state Department of Health and Human Services investigation found that detention officers had not made required checks on him for at least two hours and that many detention positions were vacant at the time, and his family says he could have been saved. His father plans to sue and has had trouble finding a lawyer.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The autopsy found a fentanyl overdose, but a state DHHS investigation found detention officers did not make the required checks for at least two hours, and his father says he could have been saved and plans to sue.
Reported by: autopsy; state Department of Health and Human Services investigation (outside investigators); his father.