Aaron Hernandez committed suicide in prison Wednesday morning, the Department of Correction said.<\/p>\n
According to a statement from the department, the former New England Patriots star was discovered hanging in his cell at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Mass., at approximately 3:05 a.m.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Hernandez was in a single cell in a general population unit,\u201d the statement said. \u201cMr. Hernandez hanged himself utilizing a bedsheet that he attached to his cell window. Mr. Hernandez also attempted to block his door from the inside by jamming the door with various items.\u201d<\/p>\n
State Police are investigating, and his family has been notified.<\/p>\n
The statement said Hernandez was transported to UMass Leominster, where he was pronounced dead at 4:07 a.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Hernandez\u2019s suicide comes five days after he was acquitted of murdering two men in Boston in 2012. However, he was still serving a life without parole sentence for murdering Odin L. Lloyd in North Attleborough in 2013.<\/p>\n
By Aimee Ortiz and John R. Ellement<\/p>\n
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