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Michael Courtney

44 years old · died August 4, 2019 · Boulder County Jail, Boulder County, Colorado

Michael Courtney, 44, of Loveland, died on August 4, 2019, while held at the Boulder County Jail in Colorado. According to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, another person held in a nearby cell alerted deputies after finding him hanging in his cell. The sheriff's office said he had shown no earlier signs of being suicidal and described the death as apparently a suicide. The coroner's office is investigating the cause and manner of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office said Michael Courtney died by apparent suicide by hanging in his cell, and the coroner's office was investigating the cause and manner of death.

Reported by: Boulder County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Commander Mike Wagner of the Boulder County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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