Name not reported
A 35-year-old man died at the Bristol County House of Correction in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on August 25, 2021. Correctional staff found him hanging in his cell around 7:50 p.m., and he was pronounced dead at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after emergency care did not save him. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office describes the death as an apparent suicide, and state police are investigating; according to the office, there is no sign of foul play or negligence so far. His name had not been released at the time of reporting because his next of kin had not yet been notified.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office describes the death as an apparent suicide by hanging, and state police are investigating without suspecting foul play or negligence so far.
Reported by: Bristol County District Attorney's Office (outside investigators).