Name not reported
A 52-year-old man died at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, Massachusetts, after a medical emergency at the Ash Street Jail, where he was being held. Bristol County Sheriff's spokesman Jonathan Darling said the emergency was medical, and that suicide or foul play is not suspected. The New Bedford Guide reported that around 11:30 p.m. on August 29, 2017, he was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead there. His name has not been published in the reports used here.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Bristol County Sheriff's Office spokesman Jonathan Darling said the man had a medical emergency and that suicide or foul play is not suspected.
Reported by: Bristol County Sheriff's Office spokesman Jonathan Darling (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.