Deaths in Custody
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Thomas Kinsley

61 years old · died June 17, 2017 · Edgecombe County Detention Center, Edgecombe County

Thomas Kinsley, 61, of Tarboro, died on June 17, 2017, in his cell at the Edgecombe County Detention Center. WITN, citing the State Bureau of Investigation, reported the death as an apparent suicide. Reports say he had been on suicide watch for several days before he died.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. WITN, citing the State Bureau of Investigation, described the death as an apparent suicide.

Reported by: State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); WITN (reporters).

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