Event Dime

How Death Investigations Shield Police from Accountability

When:

August 9, 2026 · 3:00 PM

Where:

1022 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC

Source:

6AM City Asheville – Events

Across the country, more than 1,000 people die in police encounters each year, and coroners often omit or hide the role of state violence.Reports show that 2025 was the deadliest year for ICE in over two decades, with 32 deaths in custody. Just weeks into 2026, the trend had accelerated: at least 6 deaths occurred in the first 14 days of January alone. In a particularly high-profile case, an autopsy by the El Paso Medical Examiner found that the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at Fort Bliss, origi