23-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Minnesota Jail

Tyrah Shawnice Davis, a 23-year-old inmate from Little Canada, was found dead in her cell at Sherburne County Jail in Elk River, Minnesota. Detention staff discovered her unresponsive around 6 a.m. on Tuesday, and despite efforts by jail staff and Elk River Ambulance responders, she was pronounced dead at the scene. The Anoka County Sheriff's Office and the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office are investigating her death, though no details about the cause or circumstances have been released. Davis was reportedly being held on federal charges, but further specifics regarding her incarceration are not provided. The incident has prompted standard investigative protocols by the involved authorities.