Tyrus Sanders
Tyrus Sanders, 49, died on Friday, November 21, 2025, while held at Pasquotank Correctional Institution in Pasquotank County, North Carolina. Officials said staff found him in his cell that evening, and EMS pronounced him dead just before 9 p.m. Officials described the death as a suspected suicide. Law enforcement and the state medical examiner are investigating, and the Department of Adult Correction is conducting its own review.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Officials say staff found him unresponsive in his cell and performed life-saving measures before EMS pronounced him dead; the death is suspected to be suicide and remains under investigation.
Reported by: Department of Adult Correction (the agency that held him); state medical examiner.