Name not reported
A 47-year-old man died on September 15, 2024, at the Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where he was held. Staff responded to a reported medical emergency in his cell, and he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The Massachusetts Department of Correction said his wounds appeared to come from an assault involving another person held at the facility, and that preliminary investigation indicated another person was allegedly involved. The death is under investigation, and the department was also investigating a later death at the Bridgewater complex.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Massachusetts Department of Corrections says wounds from an assault by another inmate caused the death, and the death is under investigation.
Reported by: Massachusetts Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.