MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. -- Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Thomas McClurkin has passed away, according to the sheriff's office. 

• A Mecklenburg County detention officer recently passed away.
• His name was Thomas McClurkin.
• He passed away after suffering a medical emergency at home.

In a post on Twitter Friday afternoon, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office announced than McClurkin passed away after suffering a medical emergency at home. 

The department says McClurkin will be missed by is MCSO family and the community he served.