Virginia Woman, 19, Commits Suicide by Shooting Herself in the Head While Her Hands Were Cuffed Behind Her Back in Police Custody, Medical Examiner Rules

March 20th, 2019

Via: DailyMail:

The death of a 19 -year-old Virginia woman who died while in police custody from a gunshot wound to the head in July has been ruled a suicide by the medical examiner’s office.

Police said Sarah Wilson managed to shoot herself through the mouth while her hands were cuffed behind her back following a drug bust during a traffic stop in Chesapeake on July 25.

Officers had left her unattended while in pursuit of her boyfriend, Holden Medlin, 27, during which time she is said to have obtained a gun from the Lexus she was riding in.

Wilson’s mother, Dawn, said she doubted her daughter took her own life, based on what she said are witness accounts that point to police shooting Sarah.

No police body camera footage has been released from the incident, because police said it was knocked off during their pursuit of Medlin.

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