Autopsy: Wilmington man who died after break-ins gravely injured

WILMINGTON, NC (StarNews) — A Wilmington man who died after breaking into homes downtown gravely injured himself on broken glass while intoxicated, an autopsy confirmed.

William Tyler Tuttle, 29, died May 25 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit. Police found Tuttle at about 3 a.m. that morning attempting to break into a house on Princess Street, Wilmington Police Department spokeswoman Jennifer Dandron said at the time.

Tuttle had apparently smashed windows at several homes in the 1800 blocks of Princess and Chestnut streets, and attempted to break into a church in the area, Dandron said. Tuttle did not take anything from the houses, according to police and the autopsy. His car was found unoccupied and running at the intersection of 15th and Market streets.

At the time police found him downtown, Tuttle told them “he needed help and was poisoned,” the autopsy from the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner states.

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