Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man died while held at Riverside Regional Jail in Virginia. His mother, Denise Gunn, said a toxicology report showed he died of a cocaine and fentanyl overdose, and she has asked how drugs reached him inside the jail. She said he had struggled with addiction for 13 years and that the family fought that battle together. Lawmakers and families are pressing the jail's governing board to address how drugs got inside.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. His mother, citing a toxicology report, says he died of a cocaine and fentanyl overdose and asks how drugs got to him inside the jail.
Reported by: his mother.