Name not reported
A man died on July 19, 2019, while held at the Monroe County Jail in New York. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said a deputy found him unconscious and not breathing in his cell during a routine check shortly after midnight, and he was declared dead at Strong Memorial Hospital. The sheriff's office described the death as an apparent suicide. The sheriff's office and the state Commission of Corrections were investigating, and an autopsy by the Medical Examiner's Office was planned.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says the death was an apparent suicide, and the state Commission of Corrections is investigating.
Reported by: Monroe County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); state Commission of Corrections (outside investigators).