Aaron Hernandez is dead at age 27 after committing suicide in prison on Wednesday morning, according to the Boston Globe. The former New England Patriots tight end was found dead in his cell after hanging himself.
Here’s the statement from the Massachusetts Department of Correction (via Adam Schefter).
On April 19, 2017 Aaron Hernandez was discovered hanged in his cell by corrections officers at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley Massachusetts at approximately 3:05 a.m., lifesaving techniques were attempted on Mr. Hernandez and he was transported to UMASS Leominster where he has pronounced dead at 4:07 a.