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Kevin Gardner

Gender : Male

Age : 33

Race : Unknown

Date : 06/07/2025

Location : 6000 block of Old Pascagoula Road

City : Theodore

County : Mobile

State : Alabama

Agency : Mobile Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Unknown

Event : Died while detained in police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Kevin Gardner, 33, died during a traffic stop on 06/07/2025 in the 6000 block of Old Pascagoula Road in Theodore, Alabama. He and another individual were placed—uncuffed—in the back of a Mobile Police Department patrol unit while officers attempted to identify them. Gardner reportedly suffered a medical episode while in the vehicle. Fire-Rescue and EMS responded, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Gardner was awaiting retrial for a 2019 murder case after a previous jury failed to reach a verdict. It is unknown, whether substances or summer heat exposure in the vehicle contributed to his death.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/06/10/prichard-murder-suspect-dies-during-mpd-traffic-stop/
https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/06/09/mpd-investigating-death-during-traffic-stop/
https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/06/10/officials-say-man-died-possible-overdose-mpd-traffic-stop/
https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/mobile-police-investigating-death-of-man-during-traffic-stop/
https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2025/06/man-awaiting-murder-trial-dies-after-traffic-stop-in-theodore.html