Shawn Slavens
Shawn Slavens died on July 11, 2022, after being held at the Oklahoma County Detention Center. Jail officials said he was hurt in a fight with another person held in his cell on June 25, when staff found him unconscious but breathing and took him to a hospital, where he died. A jail spokesperson's press release said another detainee in the same cell attacked him, and the jail's Special Investigations Unit is investigating. The State Medical Examiner's Office has not yet determined the cause or manner of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Jail spokesperson Mark Oppegrand said in a press release that another detainee sharing his cell beat him, and the State Medical Examiner's Office is to determine the cause of death.
Reported by: Oklahoma County Detention Center (jail spokesperson Mark Oppegrand) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.