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Aaron Hernandez commits suicide, officials say
April 19, 2017 at 06:53
Hernandez was serving a life sentence in prison for murder.
(CNN) - Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots star who was convicted of murder, was found hanged Wednesday morning in the Massachusetts prison where he was serving a life sentence, officials said.
The death of Hernandez, 27, comes just days after he was acquitted in a separate murder case.Official info from DOC on Aaron Hernandez suicide using a bed sheet @7News pic.twitter.com/xbX8UYGzI3
— John Cuoco (@JCuocoNews) April 19, 2017
Hernandez "was discovered hanged in his cell by corrections officers at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley Massachusetts at approximately 3:05 a.m.," the Massachusetts Department of Correction said.
"Lifesaving techniques were attempted on Mr. Hernandez and he was transported to UMASS Leominster, where he was pronounced dead at 4:07 a.m. by a physician at the hospital.
"The Massachusetts State Police are on scene and the investigation continues. Mr. Hernandez's next of kin have been notified."
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