Robert Myers
Robert Myers, 59, died on May 9, 2020, at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital after being held at the Nashua Street Jail in Boston. According to WBUR's reporting, he fell from a top bunk in March 2020, and the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner lists the cause of death as a traumatic fall. Doctors found spine fractures and bleeding that affected his spinal cord, and after surgery he could not move below his upper body. The medical examiner's office has not yet determined the manner of death, which remains pending, and state death reports about the case were redacted.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. The Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner lists the cause as a traumatic fall from a top bunk and has not yet ruled on the manner of death, which remains pending.
Reported by: Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner).