Died in prison
Tyrone Billups
Tyrone Billups, 39, died in July 2021 while held at Fountain Correctional Facility in Escambia County, Alabama. The Alabama Department of Corrections, through spokeswoman Kristi Simpson, said he died of injuries from an apparent assault by another person held at the prison. A news report described the cause as stabbing. Accounts differ on whether he died on July 12 or July 13, 2021.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alabama Department of Corrections says he died of injuries from an assault by another incarcerated person, and a news report describes him as stabbed.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections spokeswoman Kristi Simpson (the agency that held him); news report.