BOSTON (CBSMiami/AP) — Just days after
jurors acquitted Aaron Hernandez of a double
murder, the ex-NFL star has committed suicide in
prison.

Hernandez was found hanging in his cell
overnight at the Souza Baranowski Correctional
Center.
Here is the message sent out by Christopher
Fallon, the Assistant Deputy Commissioner of
Communications of the Massachusetts
Department of Correction:

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 was pronounced dead at 4:07
a.m. by a physician at the hospital.

Mr. Hernandez was in a single cell in a general
population housing unit. Mr. Hernandez hanged
himself utilizing a bed sheet 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.

In his latest trial, the jury found Hernandez not
guilty of first-degree murder in the killings of
Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado. It did,
however, convict him of a single charge:
unlawful possession of a gun.

The judge sentenced him to an additional four to
five years in prison, separate from his existing
life sentence that he’s serving for the 2013
killing of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football
player who was dating the sister of Hernandez’s
fiancee.

Hernandez grew up in Bristol, Connecticut, and
played for the Patriots from 2010 to 2012. About
six weeks after Furtado and de Abreu were killed,
Hernandez signed a five-year, $40 million
contract with the Patriots and went on to play
another season before Lloyd was killed. He was
cut from the team shortly after he was arrested
in Lloyd’s killed in June 2013.

Local football players took to social media to
share their grief on the matter.

QueenSuccubus:


Well, his life is useless anyway...


He can't go out of tat prison alive plus on the top of that another 4 to 5 yrs for unlawful possesion of a gun...chaiii...he messed up...

KennyID17:


Something tells me this isn't a suicide case. They just painted it to look like one

QueenSuccubus:



Baba...lefu boi left me on whatsapp oo

I was asking him some airtel worth 5k , but he no listen... i even sing him some songs via VN stil no success...now i dont have credit on ma phone