Name not reported
A 38-year-old man died on May 18, 2017, while held at the Hood County Jail in Texas. The Hood County Sheriff's Office said jailers found him hanging in his cell, and paramedics were called, but he remained unresponsive. His body was sent to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy, and the sheriff's office and the Texas Rangers are investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Hood County Sheriff's Office says jailers found him hanging in his cell, and an autopsy by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office and a Texas Rangers investigation are pending.
Reported by: Hood County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.