Deaths in Custody
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Shuntae Broadus

40 years old · died December 21, 2025 · Tarrant County Jail, Tarrant County, Texas

Shuntae Broadus, 40, died on December 21, 2025, at John Peter Smith Hospital after being found unresponsive in her cell at the Tarrant County Jail in Texas. Her family and any other details about her life are not in the account we have. The cause and manner of death were still pending when the report was published. A custodial death report sent to the Attorney General's office indicated she may have had mental health problems, according to the reporting.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Tarrant County Jail (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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