Shaun Bennett
Shaun Bennett, 45, died on April 10, 2026, while held at Gouverneur Correctional Facility in St. Lawrence County, New York. According to State Police, he was found lying on the floor of his cell and taken to the prison infirmary, where he became unresponsive and died. State Police say the cause was cardiorespiratory arrest due to a closed head injury, and the death was ruled a homicide after an investigation into a fight with his cellmate. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation lists it as an assault by another incarcerated person.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. State police ruled the death a homicide from cardiorespiratory arrest due to a closed head injury after a fight with his cellmate, and the New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation lists it as an assault by another incarcerated person.
Reported by: State police (outside investigators); New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (outside investigators); New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (the agency that held him).