Ronnie Shelton
Ronnie Shelton died on September 25, 2018, after falling from a building at Grafton Correctional Institution in Ohio, where he was held. Medical examiner records reviewed by cleveland.com list a fractured skull and other injuries from a fall onto concrete, and the medical examiner is treating the death as a suspected suicide with no foul play suspected. He was taken to a hospital in Lorain County and then flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities said it is unclear how he reached the top of the building, and the state corrections department declined to release more details while its investigation continues.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The medical examiner is treating Ronnie Shelton's death as a suspected suicide after he jumped from a building at Grafton Correctional Institution, and investigators do not suspect foul play; it is unclear how he reached the roof, and the corrections department has declined to comment while its investigation continues.
Reported by: Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); authorities, as reported by Cleveland.com and the Associated Press; cleveland.com (reporters).