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19 years old · died December 14, 2017 · Saunders County Jail, Saunders County, Nebraska

A 19-year-old man held at Saunders County Corrections in Nebraska died on December 14, 2017, and the Saunders County Sheriff's Office said the death was a suicide. According to the sheriff's press release, a correctional officer found him unresponsive in his cell shortly after midnight. He was taken to Bryan LGH West, where he was pronounced dead. The sheriff's office said the investigation is ongoing.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Saunders County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that the man died of self-inflicted injuries.

Reported by: Saunders 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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