(Nancy Lane/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool)
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in his prison cell early Wednesday morning, according to the Massachusetts Department of Corrections.
Hernandez used a bed sheet tied to his cell window to kill himself. He also tried to jam the door of cell with “various items,” according to a statement from the prison.
He was being housed at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center. His body was discovered at 3:05 a.m.
The Massachusetts Department of Corrections said in a press release that lifesaving techniques were attempted on Mr. Hernandez and he was transported to UMASS Leominster where he was pronounced dead at 4:07 a.m. by a physician at the hospital.
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