Shawn Holliday Jr.
Shawn Holliday Jr., 30, was held at the Polk County jail in Bartow, Florida, when he was hurt in a fight with other people held there, according to the sheriff's office. He died at a hospital in Lakeland, and the sheriff's office said he had severe trauma to his head and classified the death as a homicide. Officials said the fight arose from a dispute over a food debt owed to another person held at the jail, and two other people have been charged in connection with his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says another person held at the jail attacked him in a fight over a food debt, and two people were charged with murder.
Reported by: Polk County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.