Shawn Brider
Shawn Brider, 48, died in the lockup at the 3rd District police station on Chicago's South Side. His family says he lived outside the city with his girlfriend and their two-year-old daughter, and had been visiting relatives over the weekend. Police said he was found unresponsive shortly after midnight, and a department spokesman said he may have had cardiac arrest. His family says he was taken into custody the night before and has questions about why. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office has performed an autopsy, and the results are pending further tests.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A police department spokesman said Shawn may have had cardiac arrest, and the Cook County Medical Examiner's autopsy results are pending further tests.
Reported by: Police department spokesman (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.