Died in jail or a lockup
Shawn Samuel
Shawn Samuel, 22, died at the Richmond City Justice Center in Richmond, Virginia, on July 15, 2015, at 3:53 a.m., after staff found him unresponsive in his fifth-floor cell. The cause of death had not been released when the report was published, and the Sheriff's Office and Richmond Police were investigating. Sources reported no details about his family or the circumstances of his life, and no official account of his care in the hours before he was found.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined