Deaths in Custody
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died October 30, 2023 · Rockingham County Detention Center, Rockingham County, North Carolina

A man died in his cell at the Rockingham County Detention Facility in North Carolina on October 30, 2023. The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office said he suffered a cardiac-related medical emergency and that neither suicide nor foul play is suspected. The sheriff's office said officers and medical staff responded and EMS was called, but he died. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation was contacted to conduct a follow-up investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The sheriff's office said he died of a cardiac-related medical emergency in his cell and that suicide and foul play are not suspected.

Reported by: Rockingham County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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