Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A person died at the Richmond County Detention Center in Rockingham, North Carolina, on September 18, 2026, after emergency medical personnel treated them at the jail. The Richmond County Sheriff's Office has not named the person or said how they died. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has been asked to conduct an independent investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Richmond County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.