Name not reported
A 28-year-old man held at Louisville Metro Corrections in Jefferson County, Kentucky, died on May 28, 2023. According to the jail, officers responded to a report that he was in distress and found him apparently having attempted to hang himself. The jail has said he was pronounced dead at 8:05 p.m. after EMS arrived. His name had not been released at the time of reporting, and the jail's internal investigation and a Louisville Metro Police Public Integrity Unit investigation were underway, with the cause and manner of death still to be determined.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Louisville Metro Corrections says he apparently attempted to hang himself when officers responded to a report that he was in distress.
Reported by: Louisville Metro Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.