Joshua Fury
Joshua Fury, 29, died on Saturday, July 25, 2020, while held at the Hennepin County Jail. Deputies found him unresponsive in his cell during a wellness check, and he was pronounced dead. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office ruled his death a suicide by ligature hanging, according to the medical examiner and the sheriff's office. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is investigating, and the Minnesota Department of Corrections said it would also review the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the death a suicide by ligature hanging, and the sheriff's office agreed; the Minnesota Department of Corrections said it would review the death.
Reported by: Hennepin County Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Hennepin County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).
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- Maple Grove man who pled guilty in wife's murder dies by suicide in jail - FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
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- Minn. Man Who Strangled Wife Because She Wanted to Leave Him Dies by Suicide in Prison
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