Death by Cop- 2024

Search fatalities

You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.

Yerkoy Rayshun Shuler

Gender : Male

Age : 42

Race : Black

Date : 06/14/2024

Location : Sheraton and Leo Street

City : Winston-Salem

County : Winston-Salem

State : North Carolina

Agency : Winston-Salem Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Unknown

Event : Died in back of police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Yerkoy Shuler was visiting Winston-Salem because his daughter was graduating. Police traffic-stopped him and for unknown reasons asked him to step out of the car. He complied but police claim he tried to reach for something in his car. Police then subdued and handcuffed him and placed him in the back of a police car. He died in the police car from so far unknown causes. Police referred to his death being caused by a “medical episode.” Autopsy results were not made available by police so far.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/deadly-traffic-stop-winston-salem-north-carolina/83-8a3c2aa6-52b5-4c01-bb38-ae3beb486544

https://journalnow.com/news/local/crime-courts/video-shows-yerkoy-allen-being-removed-from-winston-salem-police-car/article_245d6564-2e59-11ef-8cdf-af3c89d3c557.html