A 34-year-old murder suspect in custody at the San Diego Central Jail died at a hospital Tuesday after apparently hanging himself days earlier, sheriff’s officials said.
Deputies found the man hanging in his jail cell about 2:55 p.m. Sunday, authorities said. He was housed alone, officials said.
Deputies immediately called 911 and requested assistance from medical staff who began life-saving measures, sheriff’s officials said. Paramedics and firefighters took over emergency measures and transported him to a hospital.
He died two days later, about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. The county Medical Examiner’s Office will work to determine the cause and manner of his death.
Sheriff’s officials said the man’s family has been notified of his death. His name was not immediately released.
Sheriff’s officials said San Diego police had arrested the man Feb. 14 on suspicion of murder and assault with force likely to produce great bodily and transferred him to jail the following day.
The Sheriff’s Homicide Unit responded and is conducting an investigation, as is protocol when someone dies in custody, and the Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board has been notified of the man’s death.