Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page said three people died by suicide at the Rockingham County Detention Center in February 2021. He said the three were in their 20s, two men and one woman, but did not name them or say which death involved whom. The State Bureau of Investigation and a nearby medical examiner are investigating the deaths. The sheriff's office said the jail has increased how often staff check on people.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sheriff Sam Page said the death was a suicide, and the State Bureau of Investigation and a medical examiner are investigating.
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.