Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A 54-year-old man died in his cell at the Springfield Municipal Jail in Springfield, Oregon, on May 27, 2020. The Springfield Police Department said detention officers found him with a ligature around his neck during an hourly check. The department said the death appears to be a suicide and that there is no sign of foul play. The Oregon State Police and the Lane County Medical Examiner's Office are investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Springfield Police Department says the death appears to be a suicide by ligature, with no sign of foul play.
Reported by: Springfield Police Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.