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Read the Massachusetts Department of Correction’s statement on Aaron Hernandez’s suicide

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez sits at the defense table during day 5 of jury deliberations in his trial at Suffolk Superior Court on Thursday, April 13, 2017. The Associated Press

By Gary Dzen

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was found dead Wednesday morning in his prison cell. The 27-year-old Hernandez died after hanging himself, just five days after being acquitted of double murder.

Here’s the statement prison authorities released following Hernandez’s death.

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/854649680109731840