Sean Lee
Sean Dewayne Lee, 37, died on May 15, 2022, while held at the D.C. Jail, the Central Detention Facility, under the D.C. Department of Corrections. Early reports said he and his cellmate were found unconscious, and jail officials initially described an apparent overdose, pending autopsy. The D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later listed the cause of death as blunt trauma to the neck and ruled the death a homicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed). The D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide from blunt trauma to the neck, while jail officials initially said he had overdosed, pending autopsy.
Reported by: D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); D.C. Jail officials (the agency that held him).