Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held at the Hamilton County Jail in Tennessee was injured in an assault by other people held there on September 26, 2023, which the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office describes as a deliberate and planned attack. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries on October 4, 2023. The sheriff's office has not released his name. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says other inmates deliberately and in a planned way assaulted him, and the TBI is investigating.
Reported by: Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).