Tony Gilliard
Tony Gilliard, 42, was held at Evans Correctional Institution in South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said he was injured in a fistfight with another person held at the prison in a living area on June 9, 2023, and that he remained hospitalized until he died on June 20. The department said his death is being investigated as a homicide by its Inspector General's office.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The South Carolina Department of Corrections says Tony Gilliard died of injuries from a fistfight with another inmate in a living area on June 9, 2023, and the SCDC Inspector General's office is investigating the death as a homicide.
Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); SCDC Inspector General's office (outside investigators).