Died in jail or a lockup
Shaun Prive
Shaun Prive, 39, was held at the Jackson County Adult Detention Facility in Mississippi. Sheriff Mike Ezell's office said he attempted suicide by hanging in his cell on January 6, 2019, and that a deputy found him with a sheet around his neck. He was taken to Singing River Hospital, where he died in the early hours of the next day. The sheriff said the death was being investigated, along with the earlier death of another person held at the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sheriff Mike Ezell said Shaun Prive attempted suicide by hanging in his cell and died at the hospital.
Reported by: Jackson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.