Mitchell Joseph Wright
Mitchell Joseph Wright, 40, was held in the booking area of the Cascade County Detention Center in Montana. On July 28, 2020, he was found hanging from a shower knob after about 30 to 40 minutes in the shower. He was taken to hospital and died there the following day, July 29. Officers and a state investigator said they saw no sign he was suicidal, and a coroner's inquest jury found the death was not caused by criminal means.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A coroner's inquest jury found the death was not by criminal means, and officers and a state investigator said they saw no sign he was suicidal.
Reported by: Cascade County Attorney's Office coroner's inquest jury (medical examiner or coroner); Cascade County Detention Center officers (the agency that held him); state investigator.