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Michael Morris

41 years old · died August 27, 2015 · Marion County Jail, Marion County, Indiana

Michael Morris, 41, died on Thursday, August 27, 2015, while held at the Marion County Lock Up, a holding facility in the basement of the City-County Building in downtown Indianapolis. Jail officials said it appeared he had killed himself in his cell. The Marion County Sheriff's Office said no foul play was suspected. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the sheriff's office and the Marion County Coroner's Office are investigating his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Marion County Sheriff's Office and jail officials said it appeared Michael Morris killed himself, and no foul play was suspected.

Reported by: Marion 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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