Public Safety

68-year-old woman dies in Alachua County Jail after being found unresponsive

A 68-year-old woman identified as Shirley Williams died Sunday night at the Alachua County Jail after a detention officer found her unresponsive in her bed during a routine check around 11:15 p.m. The officer performed CPR until medical staff arrived, but paramedics were unable to revive her and she was pronounced dead roughly 30 minutes later. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division and the Office of Professional Standards have both opened parallel investigations into the death, which is described as standard practice.

Sources: The Gainesville Sun · Mainstreet Daily News · WCJB TV20