Shamond Lewis
Shamond Lewis, a 24-year-old man who had schizophrenia and lived on his own in East Dallas, died in 2022 after being held at the Dallas County Jail. His mother, Sophia Lewis, said she told deputies about his documented mental illness after she reached the scene during a psychotic break. A sheriff's report said he became unresponsive after corrections staff restrained him and changed his clothes, and he was taken to Parkland Hospital, where he later died. A family lawsuit alleges hospital records suggest a brain injury and that he died at the hands of detention officers, while the medical examiner classified the cause as undetermined, noting there was no video of the room.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). The medical examiner ruled the cause undetermined, noting there was no video of the room; the family's lawsuit says detention officers caused his death and that hospital records suggest a brain injury. His mother says she told deputies about his mental illness before he was taken to the jail instead of a hospital.
Reported by: Medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Family lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family filed a lawsuit over his death in the Dallas County Jail.