Shawn Broxton Clark
Shawn Broxton Clark, 59, of Fairhope, was a neurosurgeon affiliated with Springhill Medical Center and USA Providence Hospital, where he specialized in spinal fusion and treating spinal stenosis and other spinal conditions. He was found dead inside a vehicle in Mobile on Monday afternoon, three days after he was released on bond from Mobile Metro Jail. Mobile police said they did not release a cause or manner of death, that an autopsy would be performed, and that at this time it did not appear to be a criminal case. The Baldwin County sheriff's office had earlier said he attempted suicide while held at the Baldwin County Corrections Center.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Mobile police released no cause or manner of death and said an autopsy would be performed; the Baldwin County sheriff's office earlier said he attempted suicide while held at a different facility, the Baldwin County Corrections Center.