Tyrique Jameal Tookes
Tyrique Tookes was 18 when he died in his cell at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia in May 2019. His family says he complained of chest pain for about two weeks before his death and was given antacid and warm compresses. A lawsuit the family filed against NaphCare Inc. and 11 medical staff says his care was inadequate and lists the cause of death as cardiac tamponade from a ruptured ascending aorta. The Fulton sheriff's office asked the GBI to investigate, and its spokeswoman said he had complained of chest pain during the two weeks before he died, though autopsy results were not yet known when that was reported. The jail and NaphCare had not commented at the time of reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). His family's lawsuit against NaphCare Inc. and 11 medical staff says the cause was a ruptured ascending aorta causing cardiac tamponade, and that he complained of chest pains for about two weeks and was given only antacid and warm compresses.
Reported by: family lawsuit.
Lawsuit: His family sued NaphCare Inc. and 11 medical staff over his care at the Fulton County Jail, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.