On August 10, 2018, Dennis Shields was found dead in his Trump Tower apartment. His cause of death has since been ruled as “undetermined” The New York Post reports that Shields had asked his assistant to administer Narcan — an antidote used to reverse opioid overdose — but fell unconscious before the medication kicked in. After failing to revive him, Shields’s assistant called first responders who eventually declared him dead at the scene.
However, despite the circumstances surrounding Shields’ death, an official cause was never released. A few weeks after his passing, The New York City Medical Examiner’s Office revealed that it was unable to perform an autopsy on the late banker due to religious reasons. “An OCME autopsy was not performed in this case due to a religious objection, upheld by law in such instances where no criminality is suspected,” Chief Medical Examiner Barbara Sampson told People in a statement. “All we can say is that we did not complete the autopsy so we cannot definitively say what the cause of death is,” a spokesperson added.
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Shields’ death was a huge blow to his family and friends, including his ex-wife Jill. “We are all heartbroken. Dennis was, and will always be, the love of my life,” Shields’ wife Jill Shields said in a statement to People. “His spirit lives on in our children. Please respect our family’s privacy at this time.”
