Yerkoy Shuler
Yerkoy Shuler, 42, was remembered by his family as silly, fun-loving and warm, a devoted father to his two daughters who loved making documentary films and putting together outfits. He died on June 14, 2024, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, after a medical episode in a police vehicle following his arrest. Police said he became unresponsive in the back of a patrol car, and EMS took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is investigating, and the officers involved were placed on administrative leave. The cause of the medical episode and death remains unclear, and WXII has requested the autopsy report.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Winston-Salem police say he became unresponsive in the back of a patrol vehicle during a medical episode, and the State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the cause.
Reported by: Winston-Salem Police Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.