EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Earlier today, Paul Wiltshire, 70, died at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. Wiltshire had been in custody for allegedly shooting Posey County Sheriff’s Deputy Bryan Hicks in the head during a welfare check on September 18.
On December 17, Wiltshire became ill, and his medical condition required him to be transported by ambulance from the Warrick County Jail to Deaconess Gateway. The Posey County Sheriff’s Office took over custody of Wiltshire while he was being treated at the hospital.
According to Warrick County Coroner Sarah Seaton, the preliminary cause of Wiltshire’s death is “natural causes due to COVID.” An autopsy is scheduled for later Monday. Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham has requested the Indiana State Police to investigate Wiltshire’s death, which is common when an inmate dies in custody.
Deputy Hicks was hospitalized for weeks before being discharged from the hospital just days before Christmas.
