Name not reported
A man died in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 26, 2025, after officers placed him in the back seat of a police car during a vehicle search early that morning on Eastway Drive. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said he had a medical episode while he was in the car. Paramedics took him to a hospital, where he later died. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are reviewing the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say he had a medical episode while in a police car; the State Bureau of Investigation and police are reviewing the death.
Reported by: Charlotte-Mecklenburg police (the agency that held him); North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).