Shambria Polk
Shambria Polk, 36, was pregnant with a high-risk pregnancy, and her unborn child died with her. She had a medical emergency in her cell at the Bay County Jail in Panama City, Florida, and was taken to Gulf Coast Hospital, where she and the baby were declared dead early on April 4, 2025. The Bay County Sheriff's Office said she had a pre-existing heart condition and attributed her death to natural causes. Its internal affairs review said staff responded appropriately, and the case was closed in September.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The sheriff's office internal affairs review attributed her death to natural causes linked to a pre-existing heart condition and found that staff responded appropriately.
Reported by: Bay County Sheriff's Office internal affairs investigation (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.