Offender dies of apparent suicide at Central Prison

Gabriel Boyd Sellers (#1742446) died Oct. 8 of an apparent suicide at Central Prison.

Sellers was found unresponsive in his cell at 6:35 p.m. Prison medical staff performed life-saving procedures, and EMS responded, but he was pronounced dead at 7:22 p.m.

Law enforcement and the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner have been notified and are investigating, as required in these circumstances. The Department of Adult Correction is cooperating fully and conducting its own investigation.

Sellers, 21, was a pre-trial offender facing charges of murder and assault in Pasquotank County. The notice of his death was delayed due to notifying next of kin.

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